finish

finish
v
1. complete, do, carry through, play out, go or follow through with; carry out, fulfill, realize, achieve, attain, accomplish, compass; bring to an end, settle, resolve, terminate, end; conclude, close, wind up, Inf. wrap up, clinch, clench, seal; perfect, consummate, culminate, round off; crown, top, cap, put the last or finishing touch to.
2. dispose of, deal with, get out of the way, Inf. get out from under; make short work of, finish off or up, Sl. polish off, Sl. knock off, expedite, dispatch; have done with, give up, stop, cease, discontinue, suspend.
3. finish off
overcome, overwhelm, overpower, defeat, conquer; destroy, kill, consume, put an end to, Inf. wipe out, Sl. rub out; dispose of, Sl. do in, get rid of, do away with, put out of the way.
4. varnish, lacquer, glaze, gild, veneer, put a finish on; polish, glow, burnish, rub down, give a shine; dress, face, smooth.
5. refine, culture, cultivate, polish; educate, inform, teach, make knowledgeable or learned.
n
6. conclusion, termination, end, completion, closing, last stage, final act or scene; fulfillment, realization, attainment, acquirement, accomplishment; perfection, consummation, culmination, crowning, capping, topping; wrap-up, summary.
7. culture, refinement, cultivation, polish, shine; genteelness, elegance, grace; politeness, politesse, urbanity, urbaneness, suavity, suaveness; sophistication, worldliness, cosmopolitanism; fashionableness, fash-ionability, stylishness, Sl. class; knowledge, learning, learnedness, wisdom, sagacity; education, scholarliness, erudition.
8. surface, texture, grain, veneer; coating, varnish, lacquer, glaze; polish, gloss, shine, luster, burnish, smoothness.

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  • finish — [n1] conclusion; completion accomplishment, achievement, acquirement, acquisition, annihilation, attainment, cease, cessation, close, closing, culmination, curtain*, curtains*, death, defeat, denouement, desistance, end, ending, end of the line* …   New thesaurus

  • finish — ► VERB 1) bring or come to an end. 2) consume or get through the whole or the remainder of (food or drink). 3) (finish with) have nothing more to do with. 4) reach the end of a race or other sporting competition. 5) (finish up) chiefly Brit. end… …   English terms dictionary

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  • Finish — Fin ish, v. i. 1. To come to an end; to terminate. [1913 Webster] His days may finish ere that hapless time. Shak. [1913 Webster] 2. To end; to die. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • Finish — refer to:* Finishing in the distillation of Scotch * Finished good, a good that is completed as to manufacturing but not yet sold or distributed to the end user. * Wood finishing, the process of embellishing and/or protecting the surface of… …   Wikipedia

  • finish — /ingl. ˈfɪnɪʃ/ [vc. ingl., da to finish «finire»] s. m. inv. (tecnol.) finitura, finissaggio …   Sinonimi e Contrari. Terza edizione

  • finish up … — ˌfinish ˈup… derived (BrE) to be in a particular state or at a particular place after a series of events • + adj. If you re not careful, you could finish up seriously ill. Main entry: ↑finishderived …   Useful english dictionary

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