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polish_off has definitions from the fields of food,criminal law
1
[ verb ] finish a task completely

Synonyms

get_through clear_up finish_up mop_up wrap_up finish_off

Examples

"I finally got through this homework assignment"

Used in print

(S. J. Perelman, The Rising Gorge. New York:...)

The beautiful , the satisfying part of his disintegration , however , was the masterly way the Buddha polished him off .

Related terms

complete cap_off completion

2
[ verb ] (criminal law) kill intentionally and with premeditation

Synonyms

murder bump_off dispatch hit remove slay

Examples

"The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

Related terms

kill execute burke murder murderer dispatch

3
[ verb ] (food) finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

Synonyms

finish eat_up

Examples

"She polished off the remaining potatoes"

Related terms

eat tuck_in

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polish_up police_office

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