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Definition of Finish off
1. Verb. Finish a task completely. "I finally got through this homework assignment"
Generic synonyms: Complete, Finish
Specialized synonyms: Cap Off
Derivative terms: Mop Up
Definition of Finish off
1. Verb. To finish completely. ¹
2. Verb. To kill. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Finish Off
Literary usage of Finish off
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Maori-Polynesian Comparative Dictionary by Edward Tregear (1891)
"... to follow; faka-mui, last, latest; to follow all the rest; muimui, to follow ;
faka-muimui, to close up, to finish off; to bring up the rear ; (b. ..."
2. The Midland Naturalist: Journal of the Midland Union of Natural History edited by Edward W. Badger, William Jerome Harrison, William Hillhouse (1878)
"... to the centre of a glass slip, add a spot of Canada balsam, and immediately
place a thin cover glass on, and when dry finish off according to taste. ..."
3. The Micrographic Dictionary: A Guide to the Examination and Investigation of by John William Griffith, Arthur Henfrey (1875)
"What i я wanted is to finish off the surface so as to be free from scratches and
almost polished, with the hardest and the softest portions ground down to ..."
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