definition of
finish

[1] #1 finish v. [complete] come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours". wn

[2] #2 finish v. [finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up] finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again". wn

[3] #3 finish v. [end, stop, terminate, cease] have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "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 end. wn

[4] #4 finish n. [coating, finishing] a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "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". wn

[5] #5 finish v. provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly". wn