polish off vs execute

polish off and execute both are verbs.

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

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

Other hyponyms of polish off include burke.

polish off (verb)	execute (verb)
finish a task completely	sign in the presence of witnesses
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table	put in effect
kill intentionally and with premeditation	carry out or perform an action
	kill as a means of socially sanctioned punishment
	murder in a planned fashion
	carry out the legalities of
	carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine