polish off vs consume

polish off and consume both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
polish off	No	No	Yes	No
consume	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, consume is a hyponym of polish off; that is, consume is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than polish off:

Other hyponyms of polish off include put away, tuck away, tuck in, demolish, devour, down, go through.

polish off (verb)	consume (verb)
finish a task completely	engage fully
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table	serve oneself to, or consume regularly
kill intentionally and with premeditation	use up (resources or materials)
	spend extravagantly
	eat up completely, as with great appetite
	destroy completely