Synonyms for polish off

Grammar : Verb

Spell : pol-ish

Phonetic Transcription : ˈpɒl ɪʃ

Top 10 synonyms for polish off

finish off
put away
consume
devour
dispatch
dispose of
do away with
down
eat
eat up

Other synonyms for the word polish off

eliminate
finish up
finish using
get rid of
liquidate
put the kibosh on
swill
use up
wolf

Définition of polish off

Origin : early 14c., polischen "make smooth," from Old French poliss-, present participle stem of polir (12c.) "to polish, decorate, see to one's appearance," from Latin polire "to polish, make smooth; decorate, embellish;" figuratively "refine, improve," said to be from Proto-Indo-European *pel- "to thrust, strike, drive" (via the notion of fulling cloth). The sense of "free from coarseness, to refine" first recorded in English mid-14c. Related: Polished; polishing. Slang polish off "finish" is 1837, from notion of applying a coat of polish being the final step in a piece of work.

verb use up

Antonyms for polish off

hoard
save

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