polish up
Third Person
polishes up
Present Participle
polishing up
Past Tense
polished up
Past Participle
polished up
1
to improve something until it reaches a high level of quality or completeness
- She wanted to polish up her skills before the piano recital.
- The writer took a few months to polish the manuscript up before sending it to the publisher.
- They held extra training sessions to polish their techniques up before the championship.
- Before launching the campaign, the team polished up the marketing materials.
- She spent the summer polishing up on her foreign language skills.
2
to rub or clean something to make it smooth and shiny
- She decided to polish up the old silverware before the dinner party.
- You should polish your shoes up before the interview to make a good impression.
- I spent the afternoon polishing the car up for the show.
- Every weekend, he polishes up his collection of vintage coins.
- With the festival approaching, they polished up the brass instruments.