What (who) is finish - definition
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Finish (disambiguation); Finishes
Finish
·noun Completion;
- opposed to start, or beginning.
II. Finish ·noun That which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects.
III. Finish ·vi To come to an end; to Terminate.
IV. Finish ·noun ·see Finishing coat, under Finishing.
VI. Finish ·noun The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.
VII. Finish ·vt To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to Terminate.
VIII. Finish ·noun The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. ·see Inside finish, and Outside finish.
IX. Finish ·noun The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, ·etc.
X. Finish ·vt To bestow the last required labor upon; to Complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to Perfect; to Accomplish; to Polish.
finish
I. v. a.
1.
Accomplish, complete, execute, perform, achieve, do, get done.
2.
Perfect, polish, elaborate, make perfect.
3.
End, terminate, close, conclude, bring to an end, put an end to.
II. n.
1.
Polish, elaboration.
2.
Polishing, last or final touch or touches.
3.
End, close, termination, wind-up.
finish
¦ verb
1. bring or come to an end.
consume or get through the whole or the remainder of (food or drink).
reach the end of a race or other sporting competition.
(finish up) chiefly Brit. end by doing something or being in a particular position.
(finish someone off) kill or comprehensively defeat someone.
2. (finish with) have no more need for.
Brit. end a relationship with.
3. complete the manufacture or decoration of (something) by giving it an attractive surface appearance.
complete the fattening of (livestock) before slaughter.
4. dated prepare (a girl) for entry into fashionable society.
¦ noun
1. an end or final stage.
the place at which a race or competition ends.
2. the manner in which a manufactured article is finished.
the surface appearance of a manufactured article.
the final taste impression of a wine or beer.
Phrases
to the finish until the complete defeat of one of the participants.
Origin
ME: from OFr. feniss-, lengthened stem of fenir, from L. finire, from finis 'end'.
Wikipedia
Finish
Finish may refer to:
- Finishing (whisky), in the distillation of Scotch
- The aftertaste of an alcoholic beverage, particularly for:
- whisky
- wine
- Finished good, a good that is completed as to manufacturing but not yet sold or distributed to the end-user
- Surface finishing, various industrial processes for modifying a workpiece's surface
- Mechanical finish, processes that modify a surface using mechanical means
- Wood finishing, the process of embellishing and/or protecting the surface of wooden objects
Pronunciation examples for finish
1. Finish."
Being the First Saudi Woman To Climb 7 Summits _ Raha Moharrak _ Talks at Google
2. finishes.
Mark Maslin _ Talks at Google
3. Finish.
Beauty - Inside & Out _ Bobbi Brown _ Talks at Google
4. Finish.
Robert Kaplan _ Talks at Google
5. Especially if you finish things, finish meat, finish fish.
By The Blue Sea Managing Chef _ Sven Mede _ Talks Google
Examples of use of finish
1. When we finish the prostration we sit up and say the salam to finish in the same way as we finish any prayer.
2. We will finish the job –– we will finish the job against Al Qaida in Afghanistan.
3. Faltering finish "That was a bogey from the get–go," Cox said of his faltering finish.
4. "The Iraqis tell me that they can finish it and they will finish it tomorrow," U.S.
5. I‘m going to finish –– I‘m going to work hard to the finish.