| VERB | change | polish off, get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, clear up, finish up | finish a task completely |
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| social | polish off, murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, remove | kill intentionally and with premeditation | |
| consumption | polish off, eat up, finish | finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table |
| Meaning | Finish a task completely. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonyms | get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, clear up, finish up | |
| Narrower | cap off | Finish or complete, as with some decisive action / action |
| Broader | complete, finish | Come or bring to a finish or an end / end |
| Spanish | acabar con, rematar, terminar | |
| Catalan | acabar, rematar | |
| Meaning | kill intentionally and with premeditation. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | murder, slay, hit, dispatch, bump off, off, remove | |
| Narrower | burke | murder without leaving a trace on the body |
| execute | murder in a planned fashion | |
| Broader | kill | Cause to die |
| Spanish | asesinar, borrar, cargarse, despachar, echarse, eliminar, matar, matar violentamente, quitar de enmedio | |
| Catalan | assassinar, carregar-se, eliminar, treure de'n mig | |
| Meaning | Finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Model | They polish off more bread | |
| Synonyms | eat up, finish | |
| Narrower | devour, demolish, down, consume, go through | Eat immoderately |
| tuck in, tuck away, put away | eat up | |
| Broader | eat | take in solid food |
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