polish off

pol·ish

 (pŏl′ĭsh)

v. pol·ished, pol·ish·ing, pol·ish·es

v.tr.

1. To make smooth and shiny by rubbing or chemical action.

2. To remove the outer layers from (grains of rice) by rotation in drums.

3. To refine or remove flaws from; perfect or complete: polish one's piano technique; polish up the lyrics.

v.intr.

To become smooth or shiny by being rubbed: The table polishes up nicely.

n.

1. Smoothness or shininess of surface or finish.

2. A substance containing chemical agents or abrasive particles and applied to smooth or shine a surface: shoe polish.

3. The act or process of polishing: gave the lamp a polish.

4. Elegance of style or manners; refinement.

Phrasal Verb:

polish off Informal

To finish or dispose of quickly and easily.

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[Middle English polisshen, from Old French polir, poliss-, from Latin polīre; see pel- in Indo-European roots.]

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pol′ish·er n.

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Po·lish

 (pō′lĭsh)

adj.

Of or relating to Poland, the Poles, their language, or their culture.

n.

The Slavic language of the Poles.

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polish off

vb (tr, adverb)

1. to finish or process completely

2. to dispose of or kill; eliminate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	polish off - finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" finish off, finish up, get through, clear up, wrap up, mop up complete, finish - come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" cap off - finish or complete, as with some decisive action; "he capped off the meeting with a radical proposal"
	2.	polish off - kill intentionally and with premeditation; "The mafia boss ordered his enemies murdered" bump off, murder, off, slay, dispatch, remove, hit kill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" burke - murder without leaving a trace on the body execute - murder in a planned fashion; "The Mafioso who collaborated with the police was executed"
	3.	polish off - finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" eat up, finish eat - take in solid food; "She was eating a banana"; "What did you eat for dinner last night?" tuck away, tuck in, put away - eat up; usually refers to a considerable quantity of food; "My son tucked in a whole pizza"

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polish

verb

1. To give a gleaming luster to, usually through friction:

buff, burnish, furbish, glaze, gloss, shine, sleek.

2. To bring to perfection or completion:

perfect, refine, smooth.

Idiom: smooth off the rough edges.

3. To improve by making minor changes or additions:

retouch, touch up.

phrasal verb
polish off

1. Informal. To use all of:

consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, finish, play out, run through, spend, use up.

2. Informal. To eat completely or entirely:

consume, devour, dispatch, eat up.

Informal: put away.

noun

1. A radiant brightness or glow, usually due to light reflected from a smooth surface:

burnish, glaze, gloss, luster, sheen, shine, sleekness.

2. Refined, effortless beauty of manner, form, and style:

elegance, elegancy, grace, urbanity.

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Translations

يُنْهي

spořádat

blive færdig med

verdrücken

ljúka viî

finire in fretta

sette til livs

spakovať

bitirmek

草草做完

w>polish off

vt sep (inf) food → verdrücken (inf), → verputzen (inf); drink → wegputzen (inf); work → wegschaffen (inf), → erledigen; opponent, competitor → abfertigen, abservieren (inf)

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polish

(ˈpoliʃ) verb

1. to make smooth and shiny by rubbing. She polished her shoes. poets يَصْقُل، يُلَمِّع полирам polir vyleštit polieren pudse; polere γυαλίζω, λουστράρωlustrar, abrillantar, sacar brillo/lustre, limpiar läikima nühkima جلا دادن kiillottaa cirer לְצַחצֵח चमकाना ulaštiti, polirati (ki)fényesít menggosok bursta, pússa lucidare 磨く 광택을 내다 blizginti, šveisti, poliruoti pulēt; spodrināt menggilap poetsenpusse, polere, bonepolerować, nadawać połysk جلا وركول polir a lustrui полировать vyleštiť loščiti glancati putsa, polera ขัด parlatmak 擦亮 полірувати, шліфувати چکنا چمک دار بنانا đánh bóng 擦亮

2. (especially with up) to improve. Polish up your English! verbeter يُحَسِّن подобрявам aperfeiçoar zdokonalit aufpolieren pudse af; forbedre φρεσκάρωperfeccionar, mejorar lihvima بهتر کردن parantaa perfectionner לְלַטֵש परिष्कार करना, सॅवारना dotjerati felfrissít meningkatkan bæta, fága perfezionare, migliorare 磨きをかける 향상시키다 tobulinti atsvaidzināt; pilnveidot; slīpēt memperbaiki bijschavenperfeksjonereszlifować ښه كول aperfeiçoar a perfecţiona улучшать zdokonaliť izboljšati poboljšati bättra på, hyfsa till ปรับปรุง ilerletmek 改善 підучити, відточувати بہتر بنانا nâng cao 改善

noun

1. smoothness and shininess. There's a wonderful polish on this old wood. gladheid نُعومَه، لَمَعان лъскавина polimento lesk der Glanz glans γυαλάδα, λούστροbrillo, lustre läige جلا kiilto poliהברקה पालिश ulaštenost fény kilap gljái, glans lucentezza 磨き 광택 blizgesys pulējums; spodrinājums kilat glansglanspołysk جلا polimento lustru полировка lesk lesk sjaj glans, polityr, polerad yta ขัดให้เงา parlaklık 磨光 лиск, блиск چکنا پن، چمک sự sáng bóng 磨光

2. a kind of liquid, or other substance used to make something shiny. furniture polish; silver polish. politoer سائِل تَلْميع лак polidor leštidlo die Politur pudsemiddel; -pudsemiddel βερνίκι cera, betún; abrillantador polituur, läiget andev vahend ماده جلا دهنده kiillotusaine cire מִשחָת הַברָקָה रगड़ने या घिसने से उपजी हुई चमक, पॉलिश, रोग़न जिससे चमक उत्पन्न की जाती है sredstva za laštenje fényezőanyag, politúr poles fægilögur lucido つや出し 광택액 politūra, poliravimo priemonė spodrināšanas līdzeklis penggilap poetsmiddel pussemiddel/-krem środek do polerowania جلا وركوونكى ماده óleo de polir ceară политура leštidlo loščilo sredstvo za poliranje polish, putsmedel น้ำยาขัดเงา cilâ 擦光劑 рідина для полірування پالش، چمک دار بنانے کا رقيق مادہ xi đánh bóng 擦光剂

ˈpolished adjective

(negative unpolished). gepoets مَصْقول، مَجلو، مُلَمَّع шлифован polido lesklý poliert pudset; poleret γυαλισμένος pulido lihvitud صیقلی kiillotettu poliמבריק पॉलिशदार, परिष्कृत, परिमार्जित ulašten, dotjeran fényes dipoles gljáandi, fægður, bónaður lucido 磨きのかかった 광택이 나는 poliruotas, blizgantis pulēts; spodrināts berkilat gepolijstblankpusset, polert polerowany صيقل polido (ne)lus­truit полированный lesklý pološčen izglancan polerad เป็นเงาวาว cilâlı 磨光的 полірований پالش لگا ہوا bóng láng 磨光的

polish off

to finish. She polished off the last of the ice-cream. opvreet يُنْهي свършвам terminar spořádat verdrücken blive færdig med αποτελειώνωdespachar; zamparse lõppu peale tegema تمام کردن tehdä selvää finir לְסַייֵם जल्दी समाप्त करना, खत्म करना sve pojesti, smazati befejez menghabiskan ljúka við finire 片づける 먹어 치우다 sušveisti (ātri) pabeigt menghabiskan opmakensette til livs, spise opp wykańczać تمام كول terminar a da gata, a termina покончить, разделаться zhltnúť, spakovať postrgati dovršiti svepa, sätta i sig เสร็จ bitirmek 草草做完 покінчити, швидко впоратися ختم کرنا làm xong gấp 草草做完

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