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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