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Meaning of polish off

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

polish off

Pronunciation:

verb

Definitions

  1. To finish completely, especially a food (polish the plate with one's tongue) or liquor.

    Example: They polished off the last of the cake.

  2. To remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive).

    Example: White rice is rice that has had the brownish hull polished off leaving just the white inner part of the grain.