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polish off

verbid 15804·updated Jun 3, 2026
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finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

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Cognitive

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Variants

synonym
finishhitmop up
pasttense
polished off
presentparticiple
polishing off
thirdpersonsingular
polishes off
pastparticiple
polished off

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary3 sensesview framework →
§1
finish a task completely
§2
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
§3
kill intentionally and with premeditation
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
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