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polish off
(encz) | polish off,zbaštit v: Zdeněk Brož |
polish off
(wn) | polish off
v 1: finish a task completely; "I finally got through this
homework assignment" [syn: get through, wrap up,
finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, {finish
up}]
2: kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss
ordered his enemies murdered" [syn: murder, slay, hit,
dispatch, bump off, off, polish off, remove]
3: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table;
"She polished off the remaining potatoes" [syn: eat up,
finish, polish off] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
To polish off
(gcide) | Polish \Pol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polished; p. pr. & vb.
n. Polishing.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. Polite, -ish]
1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to
burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass,
marble, metals, etc.
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2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or
rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish
life or manners. --Milton.
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To polish off, to finish completely, as an adversary.
[Slang] --W. H. Russell.
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