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polish off vs down

down vs polish off

polish off is not a noun while down is a noun.

polish off is not an adjective while down is an adjective.

polish off and down both are verbs.

polish off is not an adverb while down is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
polish off No No Yes No
down Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, down is a hyponym of polish off; that is, down is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than polish off:
  • polish off: finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
  • down: eat up completely, as with great appetite
Other hyponyms of polish off include put away, tuck away, tuck in, consume, demolish, devour, go through.
polish off (noun) down (noun)
(American football) a complete play to advance the football
soft fine feathers
fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)
(usually plural) a rolling treeless highland with little soil
polish off (adjective) down (adjective)
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
filled with melancholy and despondency
extending or moving from a higher to a lower place
becoming progressively lower
not functioning (temporarily or permanently)
lower than previously
shut
being put out in a game of baseball
understood perfectly
polish off (verb) down (verb)
finish a task completely improve or perfect by pruning or polishing
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table bring down or defeat (an opponent)
kill intentionally and with premeditation drink down entirely
eat up completely, as with great appetite
cause to come or go down
shoot at and force to come down
polish off (adverb) down (adverb)
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
away from a more central or a more northerly place
paid in cash at time of purchase
in an inactive or inoperative state
to a lower intensity
from an earlier time
Difference between polish off and down

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