'To polish off' definitions:
Definition of 'To polish off'
From: GCIDE
- Polish \Pol"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Polished; p. pr. & vb. n. Polishing.] [F. polir, L. polire. Cf. Polite, -ish]
- 1. To make smooth and glossy, usually by friction; to burnish; to overspread with luster; as, to polish glass, marble, metals, etc. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence, to refine; to wear off the rudeness, coarseness, or rusticity of; to make elegant and polite; as, to polish life or manners. --Milton. [1913 Webster]
- To polish off, to finish completely, as an adversary. [Slang] --W. H. Russell. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'To polish off'
- Polish,
- Polishable,
- Polished,
- Polisher,
- Polishing,
- Polishment,
- polish off,
- polish up,
- French polish,
- Polish draughts,
- Polish plait,
- Polishing iron,
- Polishing slate,
- Polishing snake,
- Polishing wheel,
- apple polisher,
- apple polishing,
- nail polish,
- polish notation,
- polished rice,
- shoe polish,
- spit and polish,
- french polish shellac,
- polish monetary unit,
- reverse polish notation