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Noun finish has 9 senses

coating, finish, 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"
--₁ is a kind of decorativeness
--₁ has particulars: glaze; shoeshine
Derived form: verb finish₄
finish - designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"
--₂ is a kind of happening, occurrence, natural event
--₂ has particulars:
draw, standoff, tie; photo finish; second-place finish, runner-up finish; third-place finish
finish, finishing - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
--₃ is a kind of completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
Antonyms: beginning, start, commencement
--₃ has particulars: finale, close, closing curtain, finis
Derived forms: verb finish₃, verb finish₁
finish, destination, goal - the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view"
--₄ is a kind of end
--₄ has particulars: finishing line, finish line
stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close - the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
--₅ is a kind of end, ending

Derived forms: verb finish₆, verb finish₃, verb finish₁
finish - (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"
--₆ is a kind of taste, taste sensation, gustatory sensation, taste perception, gustatory perception

ending, conclusion, finish - event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
--₇ is a kind of happening, occurrence, natural event
--₇ has particulars:

Derived forms: verb finish₆, verb finish₃, verb finish₁

finish - the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish"
--₈ is a kind of downfall, ruin, ruination
polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish - a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
--₉ is a kind of perfection, flawlessness, ne plus ultra

Verb finish has 6 senses

complete, finish - 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"
--₁ is one way to end, terminate

Derived forms: noun finisher₁, noun finish₇, noun finish₅, noun finish₃, noun finishing₂
Sample sentence:
They finish moving
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish - finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
--₂ is one way to act, move
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s VERB-ing
end, stop, finish, 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 ends in a pianissimo"

Derived forms: noun finish₇, noun finish₅, noun finish₃
Sample sentences:
Something ----s
Something is ----ing PP
finish - provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"
--₄ is one way to coat, surface

Derived forms: noun finish₁, noun finisher₂, noun finisher₃, noun finishing₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
eat up, finish, polish off - finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
--₅ is one way to eat
Sample sentence:
They finish more bread
finish - cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary"
--₆ is one way to end, terminate

Derived forms: noun finish₇, noun finish₅
Sample sentence:
Something ----s somebody