finish off
Bring to end
To finish off is to complete something or use up what remains: Let's finish off this bottle of wine.
It also means to kill or destroy completely, especially something already weakened: The drought finished off what the locusts had started.
In casual speech, finishing someone off can mean exhausting them utterly: That last mile finished me off.
Settle decisively
- wrap upComplete and conclude
- concludeEnd or infer
- accomplishComplete successfully
- achieveSucceed through effort
fulfill · polish · perfect · cap · clinch · seal · round out · tie up loose ends
Remove completely
- dispatchSend with speed
- executeCarry out fully
- assassinateMurder a prominent figure
- liquidateConvert assets to currency
neutralize · exterminate · slay · murder · snuff out · do away with · put down · take out
finalize
Settle decisively
- wrap upComplete and conclude
- concludeEnd or infer
- accomplishComplete successfully
achieve · fulfill · polish · perfect · cap · clinch · seal · round out · tie up loose ends · close out
eliminate
Remove completely
- dispatchSend with speed
- executeCarry out fully
- assassinateMurder a prominent figure
liquidate · neutralize · exterminate · slay · murder · snuff out · do away with · put down · take out · terminate
crush
Compress with force
overwhelm · decimate · vanquish · conquer · overpower · beat · thrash · annihilate · destroy · obliterate
devour
Eat greedily and fast
gulp down · scarf down · wolf down · drink up · use up · deplete · exhaust · clear · mop up · lick clean