finishing

fin·ish

F0130200 (fĭn′ĭsh)v. fin·ished, fin·ish·ing, fin·ish·es v.tr.1. a. To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do: finished cleaning the room.b. To bring to a required or desired state: finish an assignment; finish a painting. See Synonyms at complete.2. a. To arrive at or attain the end of: finish a race.b. Sports To perform the last maneuver in (an offensive play), scoring a goal.3. To consume all of; use up: finish a pie; finished off the pizza.4. To give (wood, for example) a desired or particular surface texture.5. To destroy; kill: finished the injured horse with a bullet.6. To bring about the ruin of: The stock market crash finished many speculators.v.intr.1. To come to an end; stop: a story that finishes with a twist.2. To reach the end of a task, course, or relationship: The speaker finished with a rousing call to action.3. Sports To score a goal as the last maneuver in a play: a good forward who just can't seem to finish.n.1. The final part; the conclusion: racers neck-and-neck at the finish.2. The reason for one's ruin; downfall: Stealing the computer codes proved to be his finish.3. Something that completes, concludes, or perfects, especially:a. The last treatment or coating of a surface: applied a shellac finish to the cabinet.b. The surface texture produced by such a treatment or coating.c. A material used in surfacing or finishing.4. Completeness, refinement, or smoothness of execution; polish.5. The flavor left in the mouth after wine has been swallowed.Phrasal Verb: finish with (someone) To stop interacting with (someone), especially to stop subjecting (someone) to something.

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[Middle English finishen, from Old French finir, finiss-, to complete, from Latin fīnīre, from fīnis, end.]

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fin′ish·er n.

finishing

(ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ) n (Soccer) football the act or skill of goal scoring: Brattbakk's finishing is deadly.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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"finish, coatingdecorativeness - an appearance that serves to decorate and make something more attractiveglaze - a coating for ceramics, metal, etc.shoeshine - a shiny finish put on shoes with polish and buffing; "his trousers had a sharp crease and you could see your reflection in his shoeshine"
	2.	finishing - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"finishclosing curtain, finis, close, finale - the concluding part of any performancemop up, windup, completion, culmination, closing - a concluding action

Translations

Veredelungacabadorifinitore