a floor 'polisher' [=a piece of equipment that is used to make a floor smooth and shiny]
The stone 'takes a high polish'. [=the stone can become very shiny when it is polished]
They 'polished up' [=practiced singing/playing] some old songs for the performance.
(..) smells really bad, huh? Oh, don't you rip on my lip strip. (sniffs) I smell candles and-and pew polish. We're near a church. (sniffs) Catholic, if I don't miss my guess. Hmm. A little Popish for my taste, (..)2016 TvShow: The Simpsons Title: Fland Canyon Season: 27 Episode 19