finish off en · VERB
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Meanings
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(transitive) To finish completely.
I finished off all the outstanding orders before I clocked out.
Near-synonym: polish off (sometimes synonymous)
However, the hosts hit back and hit back hard, first replacement hooker Andrew Hore sliding over, then Williams careering out of his own half and leaving several defenders for dead before flipping the ball to Nonu to finish off a scintillating move.
2011 September 16, Ben Dirs, “Rugby World Cup 2011: New Zealand 83-7 Japan”, in BBC Sport:I was hungry, so I finished off the last of the cakes.
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(transitive) To kill, to cause to die.
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:It was the blow to the head that finished him off, not the bullet wound.
By Noem’s own detailed admission, it took two blasts from a shotgun, separated by a walk back to her truck for more shells, to finish the goat off.
2024 April 28, Martin Pengelly, “Kristi Noem dogged by poor polling amid fallout from tale of killing puppy”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:
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(ambitransitive, slang) 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 penetrative sex.
2016, Allison Moon, “Mapping Your Route: Anatomy & Orgasm”, in Girl Sex 101, 2nd edition, Lunatic Ink, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 117:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| finished off | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| finished off | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| finishing off | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| finishes off | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic |
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Translations (44)
ro desăvârși (to finish completely) · pl wykończyć (to finish completely) · pl wykańczać (to finish completely) · pt acabar com (to finish completely) · it rifinire (to finish completely) · bg свършвам (to bring to orgasm) · it terminare (to finish completely) · uk докі́нчувати (to kill) · pl wykańczać (to kill) · sv ta slut på (to finish completely) · da gøre det af (med) (to kill) · es rematar (to finish completely) · uk докі́нчувати (to finish completely) · bg довършвам (to kill) · es acabar (to kill) · bg свърша (to bring to orgasm) · uk докінчи́ти (to finish completely) · de erledigen (to kill) · it fare fuori (to finish completely) · ru прикончить (to kill) · ca rematar (to finish completely) · ro definitiva (to finish completely) · bg довърша (to finish completely) · sv fullfölja (to finish completely) · es arrematar (to finish completely) · da gøre færdig (to finish completely) · uk докінчи́ти (to kill) · ro completa (to finish completely) · es cabalear (to finish completely) · pl doprowadzić do orgazmu (to bring to orgasm) · sv slutföra (to finish completely) · ru поко́нчить (to finish completely) · es ultimar (to kill) · fr achever (to finish completely) · fr achever (to kill) · fr terminer (to bring to orgasm) · pl doprowadzać do orgazmu (to bring to orgasm) · bg довършвам (to finish completely) · uk доби́ти (to kill) · uk добива́ти (to kill) · ro termina (to finish completely) · bg довърша (to kill) · da færdiggøre (to finish completely) · pl wykończyć (to kill)