00578795-n 'the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it';
 
Chinese (simplified) 磨光 , 打蜡 , 抛光
English shining 1 ( ⊳ ) , polishing ( ⊳ )
Indonesian penggilapan
Italian lucidatura , lisciatura , lustratura
Malaysian penggilapan
Definitions
Japanese
何かをこするか、ワックスを塗ることによって滑らかで輝くようにする仕事
― 靴を磨くのは乏しい生計だった; 毎週日曜日に、彼は自動車につやが出るほど磨いた
English
the work of making something smooth and shiny by rubbing or waxing it
― the shining of shoes provided a meager living; every Sunday he gave his car a good polishing
Relations
Hyponym: shoeshine
Hypernym: work
Semantic Field: actn
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