finish

v., -ished, -ish·ing, -ish·es.

v.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:
   1. The last treatment or coating of a surface: applied a shellac finish to the cabinet.
   2. The surface texture produced by such a treatment or coating.
   3. 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.]

finisher fin'ish·er n.

Surface texture of paper. There are many types of finishes, including coated (see coated paper) or uncoated, dull (see dullcoated) through glossy, and smooth or textured. Smoothness is important for the high-quality halftone printing for which glossy coated paper is most often used; generally, the smaller the halftone dots, the smoother the finish required. Textured paper with a ribbed, leatherlike or textilelike surface is popular for stationery and book covers. Uncoated or rough-finish paper is usually used for offset lithography printing.

While all coated papers have a smooth surface texture, uncoated papers vary greatly in degree of smoothness. Uncoated paper also has a natural difference in the finish on each side caused by the way paper is manufactured. These two surface finishes are called the felt side and the wire side. See also calender rolls; laid paper; plate

finish; supercalender; wove paper.

The final impression of a potable's flavor and texture that remains in the mouth after swallowing.

also finish off

verb

1. To complete a race or competition in a specified position: come in, place, run. See be.
2. To bring or come to a natural or proper end: close, complete, conclude, consummate, end, terminate, wind up, wrap up. See start/end.
3. To use all of: consume, drain, draw down, eat up, exhaust, expend, play out, run through, spend, use up. Informal polish off. See increase/decrease.
4. To cause the death of. carry off, cut down, cut off, destroy, dispatch, kill¹, slay. Slang waste, zap. Idioms: put an end to, put to sleep. See help/harm/harmless.
5. To take the life of (a person or persons) unlawfully. destroy, kill¹, liquidate, murder, slay. Informal put away. Slang bump off, do in, knock off, off, rub out, waste, wipe out, zap. See help/harm/harmless.
6. To cause the complete ruin or wreckage of: bankrupt, break down, cross up, demolish, destroy, ruin, shatter, sink, smash, spoil, torpedo, undo, wash up, wrack², wreck. Slang total. Idioms: put the kibosh on. See help/harm/harmless.

noun

1. A concluding or terminating: cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, period, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wind-up, wrap-up. See continue/stop/pause.
2. The last part: close, conclusion, end, ending, finale, last¹, termination, wind-up, wrap-up. See start/end.

n

Definition: conclusion; completion
Antonyms: beginning, commencement, inception, initiation, introduction, start

v

Definition: bring to a conclusion; get done
Antonyms: begin, commence, initiate, introduce, start

v

Definition: consume, use up
Antonyms: keep, maintain, save, store

v

Definition: defeat; kill
Antonyms: bear, create

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1. The texture, color, and smoothness of a surface, and other properties affecting appearance.
2. The texture and smoothness of a concrete surface after compacting and finishing operations have been performed.
3. A finish coat.
4. See finishing.

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Said of animals offered for sale prior to slaughter; is the degree of fatness short of obesity.

IN BRIEF: To come to an end. To give final touches to something.

A lady does not start a fight - but she may finish it! — Aristocats.

Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - afslutte, fuldføre, blive færdig med
v. intr. - blive færdig, holde op, spise op
n. - slutning, finish, færdigbehandling, afpudsning, efterbehandling, fernis

idioms:

• finish line    mållinie
• finish off    gøre det af med
• finish up    gøre færdig, spise op
• finish with    afbryde forbindelsen med
• finishing post    mål
• finishing school    pigeinstitut, pension
• finishing touch    sidste hånd på værket

Nederlands (Dutch)
afmaken, afwerken, de dood veroorzaken, eindigen, breken met, opmaken, gereedkomen, finishen, afwerking, lak, nasmaak, einde, oorzaak van ondergang, het afgewerkte product, voltooidheid, finish

Français (French)
v. tr. - finir, briser, terminer, achever
v. intr. - finir, cesser, se terminer, conclure, arriver (pour une course de chevaux), finir (une course), quitter (un emploi)
n. - finition, raffinement, ligne d'arrivée

idioms:

• finish line    ligne d'arrivée
• finish off    terminer, finir, achever, épuiser (qn), faire la ruine de
• finish someone off    achever (qn), épuiser (qn), avoir raison de qn
• finish up    se retrouver, finir (d'une situation), terminer
• finish with    en finir avec
• finishing post    (Sport) poteau d'arrivée
• finishing school    (École) pension pour jeunes filles de bonnes familles
• finishing touch    touche finale

Deutsch (German)
v. - beenden, erledigen, enden, umbringen, aufhören, fertigbearbeiten, veredeln, fertig werden, das Ziel erreichen
n. - Oberflächenbehandlung, letzter Schliff, Schluß, Ende, Finish

idioms:

• finish line    Ziellinie
• finish off    abschließen, austrinken, fertigmachen
• finish someone off    fertigmachen, vernichten
• finish up    alles erledigen
• finish with    Schluß machen mit
• finishing post    Zielpfosten
• finishing school    Mädchenpensionat
• finishing touch    abschließende Verarbeitung

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - τελειώνω, αποτελειώνω, τερματίζω, λήγω, καταλήγω, προβαίνω σε τελική επεξεργασία (κν. φινίρω)
n. - λήξη, τέλος, πέρας, τελειωμός, φινίρισμα ή τελική επεξεργασία, αποπεράτωση, συμπλήρωμα, γραμμή ή σημείο τερματισμού, τέρμα

idioms:

• finish line    (σε αγώνες δρόμου) τέρμα
• finish off    αποτελειώνω, αποσώνω, ξεκάνω, ξεπαστρεύω, καθαρίζω
• finish up    καθαρίζω, τρώγω εντελώς, καταλήγω
• finish with    τελειώνω με, (καθομ.) διακόπτω σχέσεις με, κόβω παρτίδες με
• finishing post    τέρμα
• finishing school    σχολή κοινωνικής αγωγής κοριτσιών
• finishing touch    τελευταία πινελιά, τελικές λεπτομέρειες

Italiano (Italian)
finire, vuotare, essere finito, arrivare, rifinitura, raffinatezza, traguardo

idioms:

• finish line    linea del traguardo
• finish off    finire, vuotare, ammazzare
• finish up    vuotare, esaurire
• finish with    finire con, farla finita con
• finishing school    scuola di perfezionamento
• finishing touch    tocco finale

Português (Portuguese)
v. - terminar, retocar (uma pintura)
n. - término (m), acabamento (m) (de uma superfície)

idioms:

• finish line    linha (f) de chegada
• finish off    terminar, matar ou destruir
• finish up    terminar
• finish with    cortar relações com, liquidar
• finishing post    postagem final
• finishing school    escola (f) para moças (de preparo à vida social)
• finishing touch    toque (m) final (últimos retoques)

Русский (Russian)
кончать, завершать, отделывать, доесть, погубить, изнурить, конец, финиш, отделка, полировка

idioms:

• finish line    финиш
• finish off    прикончить, завершать, закончить отделку
• finish up    доесть, допить, найтись
• finish with    покончить с, порвать связь
• finishing post    финиш рейса
• finishing school    школа для подготовки к светской жизни
• finishing touch    последний штрих, отделывать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - acabar, dar término a, finalizar, terminar, cerrar, gastar, agotar, expirar, estar hecho, estar acabado, llegar a la meta, cruzar la meta
v. intr. - acabar, finalizar, terminar, cesar, morir
n. - acabado, terminación, refinamiento, afinamiento, meta, final, fin, término, última mano

idioms:

• finish line    línea de la meta
• finish off    rematar, liquidar, despachar
• finish someone off    rematar, liquidar, despachar, acabar
• finish up    acabar, terminar
• finish with    romper con, acabar con
• finishing post    llegada, meta
• finishing school    colegio particular de educación social para señoritas
• finishing touch    último toque, última mano

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sluta, ytbehandla (tekn.), bli färdig, fullfölja tävlingen (sport)
n. - slut, sista behandling, fulländning (in i detalj), fernissa (bildl.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
完成, 用完, 结束, 停止, 终结, 磨光

idioms:

• finish line    终点线
• finish off    吃完, 毁灭
• finish up    结束, 用光, 完成
• finish with    完成, 与...断绝关系
• finishing school    女子精修学校
• finishing touch    最后一笔

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 完成, 用完, 結束
v. intr. - 結束, 停止, 終結
n. - 完成, 磨光, 結束

idioms:

• finish line    終點線
• finish off    吃完, 毀滅
• finish up    結束, 用光, 完成
• finish with    完成, 與...斷絕關係
• finishing school    女子精修學校
• finishing touch    最後一筆

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 끝내다, 완료하다, 마무리하다
v. intr. - 끝내다, 그치다, 결승점에 닿다
n. - 끝, 완성, 최후

idioms:

• finish off    해치우다, 죽이다
• finish up    ~을 끝내다
• finish with    그만두다

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 終える, 終わる, 済ます, 最後の仕上げをする, やっ付ける, 参らせる, 平らげる, 使いきる, ゴールする
n. - 終わり, 完成, 最後の仕上げ

idioms:

• finish line    決勝線
• finish off    仕上げる, 平らげる, やっ付けてしまう
• finish up    完了する, 平らげる
• finish with    …でおしまいにする, 絶交する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) ينهي , يكمل (الاسم) نهايه , اللمسات الأخيرة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮גמר, תיגמר, חיסל, שיפץ‬
v. intr. - ‮נגמר‬
n. - ‮סיום, תגמיר, גימור‬

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