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      finish
      noun
      An end; the end of anything.
      A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
      A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
      (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
      (professional wrestling, slang) The ending of a match and its structure.
      The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
      verb
      (transitive) To complete (something).
      (intransitive) To come to an end.
      (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
      (transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
      (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
      (intransitive, sex) To reach orgasm.
      Roots
      finisfin- · Latin · end, boundary
      Synonyms for finish
      finisnendncompleteadjfinalenconclusionnterminatevcompletionnstopvfinalizevconcludevlastadjclosevgoalnstartvceasevculminatevdenouementnterminationnclimaxnaccomplishv
      Words related to finish
      finaladjcompleteradjcompletableadjrefinishvfinishersnunfinishedadjfinalizationnplanishadjuncompletedadjcompletestadjpenultimateadjendgamenbeginvincompletionnendingsncoatingnterminativeadjdoneadjcommencevhalfwayadv

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