noun.
The effect of burnishing; gloss; brightness; luster.
transitive verb.
To cause to shine; to make smooth and bright; to polish; specifically, to polish by rubbing with something hard and smooth.
transitive verb.
a machine for smoothing and polishing by compression, as in making paper collars.
intransitive verb.
To shine forth; to brighten; to become smooth and glossy, as from swelling or filling out; hence, to grow large.