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If I don't make the team out of spring training, I'll keep a good attitude. I'll just go polish up the parts of my game that made me not stay in the big leagues.
Cory Lidle

Meaning of "polish up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLISH UP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLISH UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polish up is a verb.
The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES POLISH UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of polish up in the English dictionary

The definition of polish up in the dictionary is to make or become smooth and shiny by polishing. Other definition of polish up is when intr, foll by on to study or practise until adept at; improve.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLISH UP

polio virus
poliomyelitis
poliorcetic
polis
polish
Polish Corridor
Polish Lowland sheepdog
Polish lynx
Polish notation
polish off
polishable
polished
polisher
polishment
Politburo
polite
polite company
polite society
politely
politeness

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLISH UP

bash up
brush up
cash up
catch up
cough up
dish up
earth up
fetch up
high up
hush up
psych up
rough up
stitch up
touch up
wash up
weigh up

Synonyms and antonyms of polish up in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «polish up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLISH UP

Find out the translation of polish up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polish up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polish up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

擦亮
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

pulir
570 millions of speakers

English

polish up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पॉलिश
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلميع
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полировать
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polir
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুক্ত হত্তয়া
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polir
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Menggilap
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

aufpolieren
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

磨き上げる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

최대 폴란드어
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polish off
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đánh bóng lên
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஆஃப் பஷீர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बंद पोलिश
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Lehçe kapatmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lucidare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szlifować
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полірувати
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lustrui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

γυαλίσει επάνω
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

poets up
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polera upp
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polere opp
5 millions of speakers

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLISH UP»

The term «polish up» is quite widely used and occupies the 49.667 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLISH UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polish up

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2 QUOTES WITH «POLISH UP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word polish up.
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David Knopfler
I've been getting pretty focused about that recently, and even considered doing a masters degree to polish up the craft. I've been pretty lucky in that I seem to have found people online who are willing to constructively tear it apart for me, and indicate its weaknesses.
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Cory Lidle
If I don't make the team out of spring training, I'll keep a good attitude. I'll just go polish up the parts of my game that made me not stay in the big leagues.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLISH UP»

Discover the use of polish up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polish up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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25 Ways to Polish Up Your Professional Image -- With Little ...
Kim Turner. to Polish Up Your Professional Image — With Little to No Money 54;; film \\ “ 25 Ways to Polish Up Your Professional Image -- With. Front Cover.
Kim Turner, 2013
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Pro J2ME Polish: Open Source Wireless Java Tools Suite
The book describes the open-source tools collection J2ME Polish, and shows how the tools can be used for creating professional J2ME applications. Building multiple devices and multiple locales is easy after studying this book.
Robert Virkus, 2005
3
Library of Congress Subject Headings
... (The Polish word) —Medical Polish UP Medical Polish BT Medicine— Language —Old Polish USE Polish language—To 1500 —Roots NT Leg (The Polish root) —Scientific Polish USE Polish language—Technical Polish — Technical Polish ...
Library of Congress, 2003
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Polish Up Your Punctuation & Grammar: Master the Basics of ...
This guide aims to help the reader to master the basics of the English language. It covers: whether to write "it's" or "its"; when to use a coloon instead of a semicolon; and when to use "those" and "these."
Marion Field, 2000
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中学生实用英语动词搭配词典
tfittH; JStfc make refined, elegant or cultured •n]S): polish -( up) sth He polished the story he wrote, ftfeffi 'k^SCflfeSf #J'H&. He spent five hours polishing his speech last night. B^lffc httlftT 5 t/hffit*^Wfl!lM)li«.iBlo Polish up your English before ...
‎2002
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Cognitive Semantics and the Polish Dative
'I would like to polish up my French a bit.' (208) b. Wmig zlapal, o co mi chodzi. ' He immediately caught my drift.' (208) c. W ten sposdb bgdziesz mogla wyrobic sobie wlasny poglqd 'This will allow you to make up your own mind.' (208) d.
Ewa Dąbrowska, 1997
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Cultures, Ideologies, and the Dictionary: Studies in Honor ...
Both pairs of senses can be schematically represented by means of the following diagram: (2) English: Polish: up 2 eat up [up to-] ties? [with-] give up [away from-] spisac' [from-] The topological element can be expressed in Polish either by an ...
Braj B. Kachru, Henry Kahane, 1995
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Oxford American Writer's Thesaurus
2 polish up your essay: perfect, refine, improve, hone, enhance; brush up, revise, edit, correct, rewrite, go over, touch up; informal clean up. noun 1 furniture polish: wax, glaze, varnish; lacquer, japan, shellac. 2 a good surface polish: shine, ...
‎2012
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美國最新口語
-frThe new immigrants must polish up their English before they go to America. • polish up Шйl ft Please polish up the dinnerware before the party. **##*ММИ&Й • (dinnerware&**»«- ' Д4&-£ *-*)» • т&%Ш ' Ш*1Л1Е#1§#И ' ЙП : polish your ...
懷中, 2005
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Chambers concise dictionary
3 (a/50 polish up something or polish up on something) to improve or perfect it • She tried to polish up her communication skills before the interview. 4 tr & intr to make cultivated, refined or elegant 'Henrietta polished her vowels before the ...
Ian Brookes, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLISH UP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term polish up is used in the context of the following news items.
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Terror returns to Gurdaspur: Time to dust up the KPS Gill doctrine to …
It is also time to polish up the Gill Doctrine, the doctrine that killed terrorism in Punjab in the 1990s. While Bhullar's death sentence was ... «Firstpost, Jul 15»
2
Exclusive: John Salako on Palace Academy vision
"We can find those young players. I believe Palace have a gold mine out there in the local area and find some rough diamonds to polish up.". «Croydon Advertiser, Jul 15»
3
Polish up your taste buds for Premier Showcase!
License to libate will soon be yours when TCU Place presents their annual Premier Showcase in September! TCU Place is excited to have the ... «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
4
Is Randy Johnson's class Hall's greatest-ever call to arms?
After all, he had a Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech to polish up and couldn't be disturbed by the afterlife. Advertisement. "I don't want a ... «Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
5
Meet 'Arts-and-Crafty' Tony Romo in new commerical
"I'm thrilled to now be a part of it, although I think I'm going to need to polish up my acting and comedy chops to keep up with Peyton and Eli.". «Fox News, Jul 15»
6
Devil's Third Famitsu Interview Gets Official Translation: Gekken …
... working on the game for the last seven years, but it was only in the last six months that they sought to polish up the gameplay and graphics. «Gameranx, Jul 15»
7
Matt Eray - Samurai (Original Mix) [Monster Pure]
It's your weekly Monster fix first as Polish up-and-comer Matt Eray makes his return to the label, this time on their Pure sub-label with his new ... «LessThan3, Jul 15»
8
Meet 'arts-and-craftsy' Tony Romo in Cowboys QB's latest commerical
“I'm thrilled to now be a part of it, although I think I'm going to need to polish up my acting and comedy chops to keep up with Peyton and Eli.”. «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
9
Julianne Hough reveals pout secret
... crazy, but then she showed me how to swivel it around in petroleum jelly (but any natural oil will do) and use it to lightly polish up my pucker. «Belfast Telegraph, Jul 15»
10
Orsett Hall comedy club returns tonight!
And just to polish up his CV, Justin also won Celebrity Mastermind in 2011. Next up is Gordon Southern, an Englishman popular Down Under. «Thurrock Gazette, Jul 15»

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