"finish off" meaning in All languages combined

See finish off on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: finishes off [present, singular, third-person], finishing off [participle, present], finished off [participle, past], finished off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} finish off (third-person singular simple present finishes off, present participle finishing off, simple past and past participle finished off)
  1. (transitive) To finish completely. Tags: transitive Translations (to finish completely): rematar (Catalan), gøre færdig (Danish), færdiggøre (Danish), terminare (Italian), rifinire (Italian), fare fuori (Italian), wykańczać [imperfective] (Polish), wykończyć [perfective] (Polish), acabar com (Portuguese), termina (Romanian), definitiva (Romanian), desăvârși (Romanian), completa (Romanian), поко́нчить (pokónčitʹ) [perfective] (Russian), terminar (Spanish), rematar (Spanish), fullfölja (Swedish), slutföra (note: about an action) (Swedish), ta slut på (note: about something consumable) (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-finish_off-en-verb-KLuTZ9x9 Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 37 21 42 Disambiguation of 'to finish completely': 88 7 5
  2. (transitive) To kill, to cause to die. Tags: transitive Translations (to kill): gøre det af (med) (Danish), erledigen (German)
    Sense id: en-finish_off-en-verb-m53ERx-X Categories (other): Terms with Polish translations Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 37 21 42 Disambiguation of 'to kill': 20 80 0
  3. (slang, sex) To bring to orgasm. Tags: slang Categories (topical): Sex, Death
    Sense id: en-finish_off-en-verb-7Mc6KQDw Disambiguation of Death: 43 0 57 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs formed with "off", Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 28 47 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs formed with "off": 16 23 62 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 26 54 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 19 26 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 13 19 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 13 19 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 8 11 81 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 20 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 13 19 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 37 21 42 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 13 19 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 13 19 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 13 19 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 16 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 13 18 69 Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "to finish completely",
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      "word": "rifinire"
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