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verb (used with object)
1.
to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
2.
to come to the end of (a course, period of time, etc.): to finish school.
3.
to use completely (often followed by up or off): to finish up a can of paint; to finish off the rest of the milk.
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to overcome completely; destroy or kill (often followed by off): This spray will finish off the cockroaches.
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EXPANDto complete and perfect in detail; put the final touches on (sometimes followed by up): He decided to finish his plan more carefully. She finished up a painting.
verb (used without object)
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to come to an end: The course finishes in January.
10.
to complete a course, project, etc. (sometimes followed by up): I finished before he did. It was nine o'clock when we finished up.
11.
(of livestock) to become fattened for market.
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Finishing
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| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal. |
noun
Verb phrase12.
the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.
13.
the end of a hunt, race, etc.: a close finish.
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a decisive ending: a fight to the finish.
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the quality of being finished or completed with smoothness, elegance, etc.: to admire the finish of one's writing.
16.
EXPANDeducational or social polish.
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the surface coating or texture of wood, metal, etc.
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something used or serving to finish, complete, or perfect a thing.
20.
woodwork or the like, especially in the interior of a building, not essential to the structure but used for purposes of ornament, neatness, etc.: a finish of black walnut.
21.
Also called finish coat, finishing coat. a final coat of plaster or paint.
22.
a material for application in finishing.
23.
Animal Husbandry. the fat tissue of livestock.
24.
COLLAPSEthe flavor remaining in the mouth after a wine has been swallowed.
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finish with,
a.
to bring to completion: She's finished with her latest novel.
b.
to put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally: He's finished with football and will play only baseball now. After the way they treated us, we're finished with them.
Origin:
1300–50; Middle English finisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French finiss-, long stem of finir < Latin fīnīre to end. See fine1
1300–50; Middle English finisshen < Anglo-French, Middle French finiss-, long stem of finir < Latin fīnīre to end. See fine1
Related forms
fin·ish·er, noun
non·fin·ish·ing, adjective, noun
pre·fin·ish, verb (used with object), noun
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Word Origin & History
finish
mid-14c., from O.Fr. finiss-, stem of finir, from L. finire "to limit, set bounds, end," from finis "boundary, limit, border, end," of unknown origin, perhaps related to figere "to fasten, fix" (see fix). The noun is first attested 1790. Related: Finished; finishing. Finishing school is from 1836.
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