finishing

(noun) a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance). Synonyms: coating, finish. Examples: "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."

(noun) the act of finishing. Synonyms: finish. Examples: "His best finish in a major tournament was third." "The speaker's finishing was greeted with applause."

(verb) come or bring to a finish or an end. Synonyms: complete, finish. Examples: "He finished the dishes." "She completed the requirements for her master's degree." "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours."

(verb) finally be or do something. Synonyms: finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish. Examples: "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart." "He wound up being unemployed and living at home again."

(verb) have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical. Synonyms: end, stop, finish, terminate, cease. Examples: "The bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed." "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other." "My property ends by the bushes." "The symphony ends in a pianissimo."

(verb) provide with a finish. Synonyms: finish. Examples: "The carpenter finished the table beautifully." "This shirt is not finished properly."

(verb) finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table. Synonyms: eat up, finish, polish off. Example: "She polished off the remaining potatoes."

(verb) cause to finish a relationship with somebody. Synonyms: finish. Example: "That finished me with mary."