polish-v; 4 Senses

Sense Number 1: make shine

Commentary: Syntax Is: NP1[agent] POLISH NP2

Examples:
He waxed the shoes, polished the shoes, dyed the sides of the
soles, all with the precision and care of a surgeon.

Mappings:
VerbNet: butter-9.9,wipe_manner-10.4.1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: polish.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1

Sense Number 2: improve or perfect

Commentary: Includes: POLISH UP Syntax Is: NP1 POLISH (UP) NP2

Examples:
He polished up his screenwriting skills before dropping out to
concentrate on an acting.
She polished her talent for art and for acting.
She polished her manners and style.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: polish.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2, 3
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
polish_up 1

Sense Number 3: finish

Commentary: Is: POLISH OFF

Examples:
Ned polished off his homework in less than an hour.
Shannon and I polished off the potatoes.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: polish.02
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
polish_off 1, 3

Sense Number 4: kill, remove

Commentary: Is: POLISH OFF

Examples:
The mafia polished off that informant.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: NM
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
polish_off 2