Meaning of 'finish'

noun

the act of finishing

Example: "My best finish in a major tournament was third."

Synonyms: finishing

noun

a decorative texture or appearance of a surface, or the substance that gives it that appearance

Example: "The boat had a metallic finish."

Synonyms: finishing coating

noun

(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)

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

noun

event whose occurrence ends something

Synonyms: conclusion

noun

the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)

Example: "booze will be the finish of him"

noun

designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)

Example: "excitement grew as the finish neared"

noun

the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

Example: "a crowd assembled at the finish"

Synonyms: goal

noun

a highly developed state of perfection

Synonyms: culture cultivation refinement polish

noun

the temporal end

Synonyms: conclusion

verb

cause to finish a relationship with somebody

Example: "That finished me with Mary"

verb

finally be or do something

Synonyms: finish up land up fetch up end up wind up

verb

come or bring to a finish or an end

Example: "I finished the dishes."

Synonyms: complete

verb

finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table

Synonyms: polish off eat up

verb

provide with a finish

Example: "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"

verb

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

Synonyms: end stop cease terminate