finish sb/sth off
(KILL) informal — phrasal verb with finish /ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/ verbDefinition
› to kill someone or something, especially if they have already been injured: A third heart attack finally finished off the old man.Murder and attempted murderKillingKillingMurder and attempted murder
(Definition of finish sb/sth off (KILL) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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finish (sth) up phrasal verb
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finish noun (COMPLETE/END)
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finish noun (WOOD)
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finish sb off phrasal verb
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finish sb/sth off phrasal verb (DEFEAT)
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finish sth off phrasal verb (COMPLETE)
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finish sth off phrasal verb (USE)
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finish up phrasal verb
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finish verb (COMPLETE/END)
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finish verb (WOOD)
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Synonyms and related words:
- abattoir noun
- carnage noun
- claim sb's life idiom
- destroy verb
- drive/send sb to an early grave idiom
- exterminate verb
- fatal adjective
- kamikaze adjective
- knacker's yard noun
- life-threatening adjective
- liquidate verb (KILL)
- malignant adjective (DISEASE)
- polish sb off phrasal verb
- put sth out of its misery idiom
- put sth to sleep idiom
- right to die noun
- slaughter noun
- suicide noun (DEATH)
- terminal adjective (ILLNESS)
- wring verb
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