POLISH OFF Synonyms
There are 11 hypernyms of the phrase polish off. (close relations)
Definition of POLISH OFF
Best Alternative Words for POLISH OFF
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dispatch | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an official report (usually sent in haste) • the act of sending off something • the property of being prompt and efficient • killing a person or animal verb • send away towards a designated goal • complete or carry out • kill intentionally and with premeditation • dispose of rapidly and without delay and efficiently • kill without delay | ||||||||
finish | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) • the temporal end; the concluding time • a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality • the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) • designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) • the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) • event whose occurrence ends something • (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) • the act of finishing verb • come or bring to a finish or an end • finally be or do something • have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical • provide with a finish • finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table • cause to finish a relationship with somebody | ||||||||
hit | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • (baseball) when a batter strikes a picthed ball into fair territory and arrives safely on base (without an error or a fielder's choice being made by the defense) • the act of contacting one thing with another • a conspicuous success • (physics) a brief event in which two or more bodies come together • a dose of a narcotic drug • a murder carried out by an underworld syndicate • a connection made via the internet to another website verb • cause to move by striking • hit against; come into sudden contact with • deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument • reach a destination, either real or abstract • affect or afflict suddenly, usually adversely • hit with a missile from a weapon • encounter by chance • cause to experience suddenly • make a strategic, offensive, assault against an enemy, opponent, or a target • kill intentionally and with premeditation • drive something violently into a location • reach a point in time, or a certain state or level • produce by manipulating keys or strings of musical instruments • hit the intended target or goal • pay unsolicited and usually unwanted sexual attention to | ||||||||
off | adverbadv | |||||||
adjective • not in operation or operational • (of events) no longer planned or scheduled adverb • from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) • at a distance in space or time • no longer on or in contact or attached adjective satellite • below a satisfactory level • in an unpalatable state • not performing or scheduled for duties verb • kill intentionally and with premeditation | ||||||||
remove | verbv | |||||||
noun • degree of figurative distance or separation verb • remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract • remove from a position or an office • dispose of • cause to leave • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes • stay away or leave • kill intentionally and with premeditation • get rid of something abstract | ||||||||
slay | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
verb • kill intentionally and with premeditation • to succeed greatly | ||||||||
bump off | verbv | |||||||
verb • kill intentionally and with premeditation | ||||||||
clear up | verbv | |||||||
verb • make clear and (more) comprehensible • finish a task completely • free (the throat) by making a rasping sound • become clear • make free from confusion or ambiguity; make clear | ||||||||
eat up | verbv | |||||||
verb • finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table • use up (resources or materials) • enclose or envelop completely, as if by swallowing | ||||||||
finish off | verbv | |||||||
verb • finish a task completely | ||||||||
finish up | verbv | |||||||
verb • finish a task completely • finally be or do something | ||||||||
get through | verbv | |||||||
verb • finish a task completely • spend or pass, as with boredom or in a pleasant manner; of time • succeed in reaching a real or abstract destination after overcoming problems • be in or establish communication with • become clear or enter one's consciousness or emotions | ||||||||
mop up | verbv | |||||||
noun • a concluding action verb • to wash or wipe with or as if with a mop • defeat thoroughly • finish a task completely | ||||||||
wrap up | verbv | |||||||
verb • arrange or fold as a cover or protection • finish a task completely • form a cylinder by rolling • clothe, as if for protection from the elements |