finish
/'finiʃ/
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Definition
Noun:
- The final part or conclusion of something: "Finish" refers to the end point or concluding stage of an event, process, or object.
- The surface texture or coating of an object: In manufacturing or design, "finish" describes the final protective or decorative treatment applied to a surface.
- The manner in which an activity is completed: It can refer to the style or quality of completion, especially in sports or performance.
Verb:
- To bring something to an end or to completion: The primary meaning is to complete an action, task, or process.
- To consume all of something: To use, eat, or drink something until none remains.
- To apply a final treatment to a surface: To give an object its final surface texture or coating.
Examples of Usage
Noun:
- The finish of the marathon was incredibly emotional. (The end point of the marathon...)
- This table has a beautiful glossy finish. (This table has a beautiful glossy surface coating.)
- She has a very strong finish in her swimming races. (She completes the final part of her races with great strength.)
Verb:
- Please finish your homework before dinner. (Please complete your homework...)
- Did you finish the milk? (Did you consume all of the milk?)
- The carpenter will finish the wood with a layer of varnish. (The carpenter will apply a final protective layer...)
Advanced Usage
- "to finish off": to complete the last part of something; to consume the last of something; (informal) to defeat or kill.
- She finished off the report just before the deadline.
- Who finished off the cookies?
- "to finish with": to end a relationship or connection with someone or something; to have no further need for something.
- He finished with his old phone and bought a new one.
- Are you finished with the newspaper?
- "a fight to the finish": a conflict that continues until one side is completely defeated.
- The election was a bitter fight to the finish.
Variants and Related Words
- Finisher (n): a person or thing that finishes something, especially a worker who applies final touches or a competitor who completes a race.
- He was the last finisher in the race.
- Finishing (n/adj): relating to the final stage or the act of completing something.
- The finishing touches on the painting took hours.
- Unfinished (adj): not completed or not having a final surface treatment.
- The novel remained unfinished when the author died.
Synonyms
- Verb: Complete, conclude, end, terminate, finalize.
- Noun: End, conclusion, completion, finale, coating, surface.
Related Phrasal Verbs
- Finish up: to complete the final part of an activity; to end up in a particular state or place.
- We need to finish up this meeting.
- If you're not careful, you'll finish up in trouble.
- Finish ahead/behind: to complete a race or competition in a position relative to others.
- Our team finished ahead of the champions.
Related Idioms
- A photo finish: a race where the winner is determined only by examining a photograph taken at the finish line because the competitors are so close.
- The 100-meter dash resulted in a photo finish.
- In at the finish: present at the conclusion or climax of an event.
- As a reporter, he was always in at the finish of major stories.
Noun
- the act of finishing
- his best finish in a major tournament was third
- the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
- (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
- the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish
- event whose occurrence ends something
- his death marked the ending of an era
- when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show
- the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
- booze will be the finish of him
- it was a fight to the finish
- designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
- 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
- the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
- a crowd assembled at the finish
- he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view
- a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
- they 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--Joseph Conrad
- the temporal end; the concluding time
- the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell
- the market was up at the finish
- they were playing better at the close of the season
- a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
- 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
Verb
- cause to finish a relationship with somebody
- That finished me with Mary
- finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
- She polished off the remaining potatoes
- provide with a finish
- The carpenter finished the table beautifully
- this shirt is not finished properly
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
- Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
- My property ends by the bushes
- The symphony ends in a pianissimo
- finally be or do something
- He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart
- he wound up being unemployed and living at home again
- come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
- He finished the dishes
- She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
- The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours