finish
fin·ish (fĭnʹĭsh)v. fin·ished, fin·ish·ing, fin·ish·esv. tr. 1. To arrive at or attain the end of: finish a race. 2. To bring to an end; terminate: finished cleaning the room. 3. To consume all of; use up: finish a pie. 4. To bring to a desired or required state: finish a painting. See Synonyms at complete. 5. To give (wood, for example) a desired or particular surface texture. 6. To destroy; kill: finished the injured horse with a bullet. 7. To bring about the ruin of: The stock market crash finished many speculators.v. intr. 1. To come to an end; stop. 2. To reach the end of a task, course, or relationship.n. 1. The final part; the conclusion: racers neck-and-neck at the finish. 2. The reason for one's ruin; downfall. 3. Something that completes, concludes, or perfects, especially: a. The last treatment or coating of a surface: applied a shellac finish to the cabinet. b. The surface texture produced by such a treatment or coating. c. A material used in surfacing or finishing. 4. Completeness, refinement, or smoothness of execution; polish. 5. The flavor left in the mouth after wine has been swallowed. [Middle English finishen, from Old French finir, finiss-, to complete, from Latin fīnīre, from fīnis, end.] finʹish·er n.
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