Finish
Finish , transitive verb
[French finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence English -ish: see -ish.),from Latin finire to limit, finish, end, from finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, English fissure.]
1.
To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.
And heroically hath finished
A life heroic.
2.
To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
Finish , intransitive verb
1.
To come to an end; to terminate.
His days may finish ere that hapless time.
2.
To end; to die. [Rare] — Shakespeare
Finish , noun
1.
That which finishes, puts an end to{not transcribed} or perfects.
2.
(Architecture) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.
3.
(a) (Fine Arts) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.
(b)
(Fine Arts) See Finishing coat, under Finishing.
4.
The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc.
5.
Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning.