finish

[ fin-ish ]

/ ˈfɪn ɪʃ /

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verb (used with object)

to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.

to come to the end of (a course, period of time, etc.): to finish school.

to use completely (often followed by up or off): to finish up a can of paint; to finish off the rest of the milk.

to overcome completely; destroy or kill (often followed by off): This spray will finish off the cockroaches.

to complete and perfect in detail; put the final touches on (sometimes followed by up): He decided to finish his plan more carefully. She finished up a painting.

to put a finish on (wood, metal, etc.): We finished the desk in antique red lacquer.

to perfect (a person) in education, accomplishments, social graces, etc.

to ready (livestock) for market by feeding a diet calculated to produce the desired weight.

verb (used without object)

to come to an end: The course finishes in January.

to complete a course, project, etc. (sometimes followed by up): I finished before he did. It was nine o'clock when we finished up.

(of livestock) to become fattened for market.

noun

the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.

the end of a hunt, race, etc.: a close finish.

a decisive ending: a fight to the finish.

the quality of being finished or completed with smoothness, elegance, etc.: to admire the finish of one's writing.

educational or social polish.

the manner in which an object is perfected or finished in its preparation, or an effect imparted in finishing.

the surface coating or texture of wood, metal, etc.

something used or serving to finish, complete, or perfect a thing.

woodwork or the like, especially in the interior of a building, not essential to the structure but used for purposes of ornament, neatness, etc.: a finish of black walnut.

Also called finish coat, finishing coat. a final coat of plaster or paint.

a material for application in finishing.

Animal Husbandry. the fat tissue of livestock.

the flavor remaining in the mouth after a wine has been swallowed.

Verb Phrases

finish with,

to bring to completion: She's finished with her latest novel.
to put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally: He's finished with football and will play only baseball now. After the way they treated us, we're finished with them.

Origin of finish

1300–50; Middle English finisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French finiss-, long stem of finir < Latin fīnīre to end. See fine¹

SYNONYMS FOR finish

1 terminate, conclude, close.

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synonym study for finish

13. See end¹.

OTHER WORDS FROM finish

fin·ish·er, noun non·fin·ish·ing, adjective, noun pre·fin·ish, verb (used with object), noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH finish

Finnish finish

Words nearby finish

finick, finicky, fining, finis, finis coronat opus, finish, finish line, finished, finisher, finisher card, finishing

Example sentences from the Web for finishing

And much of the credit to her transformation is owed to a finishing school that caters to women just like her.

Inside A Finishing School for Transwomen |Sharon Adarlo |December 27, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
After finishing breakfast, we pile back into the truck and head toward the checkpoint.

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Ryan Coogler first pitched me the idea when we were just finishing Fruitvale Station.

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We filmed Joan over a 14-month period, beginning on her 75th birthday and finishing this past summer 2009.

The Directors of Joan Rivers Documentary 'A Piece of Work' Remember Its Star |Kevin Fallon |September 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

We were finishing steaks at a motel dining room, washing them down with beer, when the waitress could stand it no longer.

Football Great Bob Suffridge Wanders Through the End Zone of Life |Paul Hemphill |September 6, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
And Robineau heaved a sigh—which did not prevent his finishing his ice.

The White House (Novels of Paul de Kock Volume XII) |Charles Paul de Kock
After finishing his operatic career he became a professor of singing at the Conservatoire.

Famous Singers of To-day and Yesterday |Henry C. Lahee
It is this social-political realism which gives the finishing stroke to all utopism and revolutionism.

Socialism and the Social Movement in the 19th Century |Werner Sombart
All of the boys are at college, finishing their education, and all are as wideawake as ever, and Tom is just as full of merriment.

The Rover Boys in the Air |Edward Stratemeyer
Stuyvesant did not look up at once after finishing the letter.

Ray's Daughter |Charles King

British Dictionary definitions for finishing (1 of 2)

finishing

/ (ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ) /

noun

football the act or skill of goal scoring Brattbakk's finishing is deadly

British Dictionary definitions for finishing (2 of 2)

finish

/ (ˈfɪnɪʃ) /

verb (mainly tr)

to bring to an end; complete, conclude, or stop

(intr sometimes foll by up) to be at or come to the end; use up

to bring to a desired or complete condition

to put a particular surface texture on (wood, cloth, etc)

(often foll by off) to destroy or defeat completely

to train (a person) in social graces and talents

(intr foll by with)

to end a relationship or association
to stop punishing a personI haven't finished with you yet!

noun

the final or last stage or part; end

the death, destruction, or absolute defeat of a person or one side in a conflicta fight to the finish
the person, event, or thing that brings this about

the surface texture or appearance of wood, cloth, etca rough finish
a preparation, such as varnish, used to produce such a texture

a thing, event, etc, that completes

completeness and high quality of workmanship

refinement in social graces

sport ability to sprint at the end of a race he has a good finish

Word Origin for finish

C14: from Old French finir, from Latin fīnīre see fine 1

Idioms and Phrases with finishing

finish

see from soup to nuts (start to finish); in at the death (finish).

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noun

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verb (mainly tr)

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finish

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

noun

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Origin of finish

SYNONYMS FOR finish

synonym study for finish

OTHER WORDS FROM finish

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH finish

Words nearby finish

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