POLISH OFF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does polish off mean? 

• POLISH OFF (verb)
  The verb POLISH OFF has 3 senses:

1. finish a task completely

2. kill intentionally and with premeditation

3. finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

  Familiarity information: POLISH OFF used as a verb is uncommon.

 Dictionary entry details 

• POLISH OFF (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Finish a task completely

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Synonyms:

clear up; finish off; finish up; get through; mop up; polish off; wrap up

Context example:

I finally got through this homework assignment

Hypernyms (to "polish off" is one way to...):

complete; finish (come or bring to a finish or an end)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "polish off"):

cap off (finish or complete, as with some decisive action)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Kill intentionally and with premeditation

Classified under:

Verbs of political and social activities and events

Synonyms:

bump off; dispatch; hit; murder; off; polish off; remove; slay

Context example:

The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered

Hypernyms (to "polish off" is one way to...):

kill (cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "polish off"):

burke (murder without leaving a trace on the body)

execute (murder in a planned fashion)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

Classified under:

Verbs of eating and drinking

Synonyms:

eat up; finish; polish off

Context example:

She polished off the remaining potatoes

Hypernyms (to "polish off" is one way to...):

eat (take in solid food)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "polish off"):

put away; tuck away; tuck in (eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food)

consume; demolish; devour; down; go through (eat up completely, as with great appetite)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

They polish off more bread

 Context examples 

You will also likely polish off bills you owe, and you may also send deposits related to your commitments to various companies.

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