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polishes off

polishes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of polish off.

Meaning of polish off

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.
    • They polished off the last of the cake.
    Synonyms:
    finish off
  2. To remove by polishing (rubbing with a fine abrasive).
    • White rice is rice that has had the brownish hull polished off leaving just the white inner part of the grain.

Questions about polishes off

What is polishes off the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Polishes off is the third-person singular simple present indicative of polish off.

Words near polishes off in the dictionary

  1. polishedness
  2. polisher
  3. polishers
  4. polishes
  5. polishes a turd
  6. polishes off
  7. polishes one's rocket
  8. polishes the pearl
  9. polishes up
  10. polishes up on
  11. polishest

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