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fin·ish  (fnsh)

v. fin·ished, fin·ish·ing, fin·ish·es

v.tr.

1. To arrive at or attain the end of: finish a race.

2. To bring to an end; terminate: finished cleaning the room.

3. To consume all of; use up: finish a pie.

4. To bring to a desired or required state: finish a painting. See Synonyms at complete.

5. To give (wood, for example) a desired or particular surface texture.

6. To destroy; kill: finished the injured horse with a bullet.

7. To bring about the ruin of: The stock market crash finished many speculators.

v.intr.

1. To come to an end; stop.

2. To reach the end of a task, course, or relationship.

n.

1. The final part; the conclusion: racers neck-and-neck at the finish.

2. The reason for one's ruin; downfall.

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.

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

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finish·er n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	finisher - (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game closer baseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!" relief pitcher, reliever, fireman - a pitcher who does not start the game slammer - a person who closes things violently; "she's a dramatic slammer of doors"
	2.	finisher - a racing driver who finishes a race automobile driver, race driver, racer - someone who drives racing cars at high speeds
	3.	finisher - a painter who applies a finishing coat painter - a worker who is employed to cover objects with paint varnisher - someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish
	4.	finisher - a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process worker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker" stitcher - a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps
	5.	finisher - a race car that finishes a race race car, racing car, racer - a fast car that competes in races
	6.	finisher - an animal that wins in a contest of speed racer - an animal that races