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POLISH OFF
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Finish a task completely
Example:
I finally got through this homework assignment
Synonyms:
clear up; finish off; finish up; get through; mop up; polish off; wrap up
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
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:
Finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
Example:
She polished off the remaining potatoes
Synonyms:
eat up; finish; polish off
Classified under:
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
Sense 3
Meaning:
Kill intentionally and with premeditation
Example:
The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered
Synonyms:
bump off; dispatch; hit; murder; off; polish off; remove; slay
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
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
