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Definition of Polish off

finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment"
finish eating all the food on one''s plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered"

Similar Words: get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, clear up, finish up, eat up, finish, murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, remove

Hyponyms: cap off, tuck in, tuck away, put away, burke, execute

Derivational Morphology: completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up, dispatch, despatch, hit, killer, slayer, murder, slaying, execution, murderer, liquidator, manslayer

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