"polish off" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-polish off.ogg [Australia] Forms: polishes off [present, singular, third-person], polishing off [participle, present], polished off [participle, past], polished off [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} polish off (third-person singular simple present polishes off, present participle polishing off, simple past and past participle polished off)
  1. (idiomatic) To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor. Tags: idiomatic Synonyms: finish off Translations (To finish completely, especially a food): излапвам (izlapvam) (Bulgarian), dar buena cuenta de (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-polish_off-en-verb-4e9sBZve Disambiguation of 'To finish completely, especially a food': 95 5
  2. To remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive).
    Sense id: en-polish_off-en-verb-HDBR6owP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (off) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 67 Disambiguation of English phrasal verbs with particle (off): 22 78

Inflected forms

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