finish
1. [ noun ] the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
Synonyms: goal destination
Examples:

"a crowd assembled at the finish" "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"

Related terms: end point finishing_line destine
2. [ noun ] (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
Examples:

"the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"

Related terms: taste tasting
3. [ verb ] come or bring to a finish or an end
Synonyms: complete
Examples:

"He finished the dishes" "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree" "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours others finished in over 4 hours"

Related terms: end end carry_through follow_through get_through round_out close top see_through completion closer
4. [ noun ] event whose occurrence ends something
Synonyms: conclusion ending
Examples:

"his death marked the ending of an era" "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

Related terms: beginning happening victory result end defeat destruction stop foregone_conclusion Z end end
5. [ verb ] finally be or do something
Synonyms: wind_up end_up finish_up land_up fetch_up
Examples:

"He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart" "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"

Related terms: act completion
6. [ verb ] have end in a certain location; either spatial or metaphorical
Synonyms: end cease terminate stop
Examples:

"the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed" "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"

Related terms: begin discontinue close culminate vanish turn_out run_out adjourn run_low go_out lapse pass_away cut_out vanish break end end end ending end end end end_point conclusion
7. [ verb ] have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
Synonyms: end cease terminate
Examples:

: "My property ends by the bushes" "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"

Related terms: begin close finish_up culminate turn_out vanish adjourn run_low go_out discontinue lapse pass_away vanish break die_hard cut_out
8. [ noun ] a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
Synonyms: finishing coating
Examples:

"the boat had a metallic finish" "he applied a coat of a clear finish" "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"

Related terms: decorativeness shoeshine glaze
9. [ verb ] provide with a finish
Examples:

"The carpenter finished the table beautifully"

Related terms: coat dress broom coating
10. [ noun ] a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
Synonyms: refinement polish culture cultivation
Examples:

"he performed with great polish" "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose" "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Conrad

Related terms: perfection educate polish
11. [ verb ] (food) finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
Synonyms: eat_up polish_off
Examples:

"She polished off the remaining potatoes"

Related terms: eat tuck_in
12. [ noun ] designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
Synonyms: close last stopping_point conclusion terminus finis finale
Examples:

"excitement grew as the finish neared" "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish" "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"

Related terms: end end happening point draw third-place_finish photo_finish runner-up_finish terminate complete close
13. [ noun ] designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
Synonyms: close
Examples:

"excitement grew as the finish neared" "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish" "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"

Related terms: happening ending finale draw win place third-place_finish runner-up_finish photo_finish show
14. [ verb ] cause to finish a relationship with somebody
Examples:

"That finished me with Mary"

Related terms: end end ending
15. [ noun ] the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
Examples:

"booze will be the finish of him" "it was a fight to the finish"

Related terms: death downfall
16. [ noun ] the act of finishing
Synonyms: finishing
Examples:

"his best finish in a major tournament was third" "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

Related terms: beginning completion finale complete
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