finish off
finish off verb: to finish completely.
Verb
finish off (third-person singular simple present finishes off, present participle finishing off, simple past and past participle finished off)
- To finish completely.
- Near-synonym: polish off (sometimes synonymous)
- I was hungry, so I finished off the last of the cakes.
- Synonyms:
- polish off
- To kill, to cause to die.
- It was the blow to the head that finished him off, not the bullet wound.
- In some ways having Jon be the one to kill Dany was actually the least interesting option, but the symbolic weight of the truest believer finishing her off made sense.2019 May 19, Alex McLevy, “The final Game Of Thrones brings a pensive but simple meditation about stories (newbies)”, in The A.V. Club, archived from the original on 22 May 2019
- To bring to orgasm.
- It's a great idea to get good at using vibrators both on yourself (if you like them) and on partners. For many women, vibrators are part and parcel of good sex. Sometimes you'll like having unassisted sex for a while and then finish off with a vibrator. Sometimes a vibe can be great to add to...2016, Allison Moon, “Mapping Your Route: Anatomy & Orgasm”, in Girl Sex 101, 2nd edition, Lunatic Ink, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 117
finish off meaning in Tamil
finish off in Tamil
- செய்து முடி, அழி, தோற்கடி
Synonyms of finish off
Forms of finish off
| third-person singular present | finishes off |
|---|---|
| present participle | finishing off |
| past participle | finished off |
| past | finished off |
Questions about finish off
- What does finish off mean?
- Finish off means to finish completely.
- What is finish off in Tamil?
- Finish off in Tamil is செய்து முடி, அழி, தோற்கடி. See Finish off meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is finish off?
- Finish off is a verb.
- What is the past tense of finish off?
- The past tense of finish off is finished off.
Words near finish off in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: finish off (page history and authors); finish off (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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