finishing Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. noun a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
   finish; coating.
   
   • the boat had a metallic finish
   • he applied a coat of a clear finish
   • when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly
2. noun the act of finishing
   finish.
   
   • his best finish in a major tournament was third
   • the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause
3. verb come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours"
   finish; complete.
   
   • He finished the dishes
   • She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree
   • The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours
4. verb finally be or do something
   finish; wind up; fetch up; land up; end up; finish up.
   
   • He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart
   • he wound up being unemployed and living at home again
5. verb have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
   stop; cease; finish; end; terminate.
   
   • the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed
   • Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other
   • My property ends by the bushes
   • The symphony ends in a pianissimo
6. verb provide with a finish
   finish.
   
   • The carpenter finished the table beautifully
   • this shirt is not finished properly
7. verb finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
   eat up; finish; polish off.
   
   • She polished off the remaining potatoes
8. verb cause to finish a relationship with somebody
   finish.
   
   • That finished me with Mary

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