apple-polish in English

Forms: apple-polishes [present, singular, third-person], apple-polishing [participle, present], apple-polished [participle, past], apple-polished [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb}} apple-polish (third-person singular simple present apple-polishes, present participle apple-polishing, simple past and past participle apple-polished)

Inflected forms

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    {
      "form": "apple-polishes",
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      "glosses": [
        "To attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn."
      ],
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          "fawn",
          "fawn"
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        "(US, idiomatic, transitive) To attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn."
      ],
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        "US",
        "idiomatic",
        "transitive"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "apple-polish"
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        "To attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn."
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        "(US, idiomatic, transitive) To attempt to obtain favors, especially by flattery; to toady or fawn."
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        "idiomatic",
        "transitive"
      ]
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"apple-polish" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms