ALL meanings of finish
fin·ish
F f - transitive verb finish task: complete 1
- transitive verb finish use up, exhaust 1
- transitive verb finish race: reach end of 1
- noun finish end of a race 1
- intransitive verb finish complete sth 1
- noun finish end of a process 1
- noun finish decisive ending 1
- noun finish surface coating 1
- noun finish social polish 1
- noun finish surface coating material 1
- transitive verb finish coat: an object 1
- transitive verb finish teach social graces to 1
- noun finish Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete. 1
- verb with object finish to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast. 1
- verb with object finish to come to the end of (a course, period of time, etc.): to finish school. 1
- verb with object finish to use completely (often followed by up or off): to finish up a can of paint; to finish off the rest of the milk. 1
- verb with object finish to overcome completely; destroy or kill (often followed by off): This spray will finish off the cockroaches. 1
- verb with object finish to 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. 1
- verb with object finish to put a finish on (wood, metal, etc.): We finished the desk in antique red lacquer. 1
- verb with object finish to perfect (a person) in education, accomplishments, social graces, etc. 1
- verb with object finish to ready (livestock) for market by feeding a diet calculated to produce the desired weight. 1
- verb without object finish to come to an end: The course finishes in January. 1
- verb without object finish to complete a course, project, etc. (sometimes followed by up): I finished before he did. It was nine o'clock when we finished up. 1
- verb without object finish (of livestock) to become fattened for market. 1
- noun finish the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage. 1
- noun finish the end of a hunt, race, etc.: a close finish. 1
- noun finish a decisive ending: a fight to the finish. 1
- noun finish the quality of being finished or completed with smoothness, elegance, etc.: to admire the finish of one's writing. 1
- noun finish educational or social polish. 1
- noun finish the manner in which an object is perfected or finished in its preparation, or an effect imparted in finishing. 1
- noun finish the surface coating or texture of wood, metal, etc. 1
- noun finish something used or serving to finish, complete, or perfect a thing. 1
- noun finish 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. 1
- noun finish Also called finish coat, finishing coat. a final coat of plaster or paint. 1
- noun finish a material for application in finishing. 1
- noun finish Animal Husbandry. the fat tissue of livestock. 1
- noun finish the flavor remaining in the mouth after a wine has been swallowed. 1
- verb finish When you finish doing or dealing with something, you do or deal with the last part of it, so that there is no more for you to do or deal with. 0
- verb finish Finish up means the same as finish. 0
- verb finish When you finish something that you are making or producing, you reach the end of making or producing it, so that it is complete. 0
- verb finish Finish off and, in American English, finish up mean the same as finish. 0
- verb finish When something such as a course, film, or sale finishes, especially at a planned time, it ends. 0
- verb finish You say that someone or something finishes a period of time or an event in a particular way to indicate what the final situation was like. You can also say that a period of time or an event finishes in a particular way. 0
- verb finish If someone finishes second, for example, in a race or competition, they are in second place at the end of the race or competition. 0
- verb finish To finish means to reach the end of saying something. 0
- singular noun finish The finish of something is the end of it or the last part of it. 0
- countable noun finish The finish of a race is the end of it. 0
- countable noun finish If the surface of something that has been made has a particular kind of finish, it has the appearance or texture mentioned. 0
- verb finish to bring to an end; complete, conclude, or stop 0
- verb finish to be at or come to the end; use up 0