Word Information

Finishing

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Definitions for Finishing

noun
a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
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  1. the boat had a metallic finish
  2. he applied a coat of a clear finish
  3. when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
noun
the act of finishing
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  1. his best finish in a major tournament was third
  2. the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
verb
come or bring to a finish or an end
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  1. He finished the dishes
  2. She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
  3. The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours
  4. others finished in over 4 hours
verb
finally be or do something
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finish up land up fetch up end up wind up finish
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  1. He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart
  2. he wound up being unemployed and living at home again
verb
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense
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  1. either spatial or metaphorical
  2. the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
  3. Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
  4. My property ends by the bushes
  5. The symphony ends in a pianissimo
verb
provide with a finish
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  1. The carpenter finished the table beautifully
  2. this shirt is not finished properly
verb
finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
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eat up finish polish off
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  1. She polished off the remaining potatoes
verb
cause to finish a relationship with somebody
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  1. That finished me with Mary

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