finish

1.a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance);

the boat had a metallic finish

2.designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race);

excitement grew as the finish neared

3.the act of finishing;

his best finish in a major tournament was third

4.the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey);

a crowd assembled at the finish

5.the temporal end; the concluding time;

the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell

6.(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

7.event whose occurrence ends something;

his death marked the ending of an era

8.the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict);

booze will be the finish of him

9.a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality;

they performed with great polish

1.come or bring to a finish or an end;

He finished the dishes

2.finally be or do something;

He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart

3.have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical;

the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed

4.provide with a finish;

The carpenter finished the table beautifully

5.finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table;

She polished off the remaining potatoes

6.cause to finish a relationship with somebody;

That finished me with Mary