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polishes up

polishes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of polish up.

Meaning of polish up

Verb

polish up (third-person singular simple present polishes up, present participle polishing up, simple past and past participle polished up)

  1. (literally) To polish something to make it shiny.
  2. (figuratively) To hone (one's skills).
    Synonyms:
    polish up on

Questions about polishes up

What is polishes up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Polishes up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of polish up.

Words near polishes up in the dictionary

  1. polishes
  2. polishes a turd
  3. polishes off
  4. polishes one's rocket
  5. polishes the pearl
  6. polishes up
  7. polishes up on
  8. polishest
  9. polishing
  10. polishing a turd
  11. polishing off

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