Usually means: Bring something to a conclusion.
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We found 62 dictionaries that define the word finish:

General (27 matching dictionaries)
  1. finish: Merriam-Webster
  2. finish: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. finish: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. finish: Collins English Dictionary
  5. finish: Vocabulary.com
  6. Finish, finish: Wordnik
  7. finish: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. finish: Wiktionary
  9. finish: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. finish: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. finish: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Finish, finish: Dictionary.com
  13. finish (v.): Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. finish: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Finish (detergent), Finish (disambiguation), Finish: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Finish: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. finish: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. finish: Rhymezone
  19. Finish (nt), finish, finish (de): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. finish: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. finish: FreeDictionary.org
  22. finish: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. finish: TheFreeDictionary.com
  24. finish: Wikimedia Commons US English Pronunciations
  25. finish: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Art (7 matching dictionaries)
  1. finish: ArtLex Lexicon of Visual Art Terminology
  2. Epicurus.com Beer Glossary (No longer online)
  3. Epicurus.com Cheese Glossary (No longer online)
  4. Epicurus.com Cigar Glossary (No longer online)
  5. Epicurus.com Coffee Glossary (No longer online)
  6. Epicurus.com Wine Glossary (No longer online)
  7. The Organon: A Conceptually Indexed Dictionary (by Genus and Differentia) (No longer online)

Business (6 matching dictionaries)
  1. MoneyGlossary.com (No longer online)
  2. Finish: Corporate Apparel Glossary
  3. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)
  4. finish: Legal dictionary
  5. Finish: Financial dictionary
  6. BusinessDictionary.com (No longer online)

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. I T Glossary (No longer online)
  2. finish: Encyclopedia

Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  2. finish: Medical dictionary

Miscellaneous (1 matching dictionary)
  1. finish: Idioms

Slang (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. finish: Green’s Dictionary of Slang
  2. finish: Urban Dictionary

Sports (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Hickok Sports Glossaries (No longer online)
  2. Finish: Sports Definitions

Tech (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. Book Binding (No longer online)
  2. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)
  3. Locksmith Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Glossary of Composite Terms (No longer online)
  5. Finish: Glossary of Cheese Terms
  6. Glossary of Coffee Terminology (No longer online)
  7. Finish: Fiberglass Glossary
  8. Paper Making (No longer online)
  9. Glossary of Energy Terms (No longer online)
  10. SeaTalk Dictionary of English Nautical Language (No longer online)
  11. Wine Glossary (No longer online)
  12. Rapid Prototyping Glossary (No longer online)
  13. Wine Taster's Glossary (No longer online)

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Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  An end; the end of anything.
noun:  A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
noun:  The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
noun:  A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
noun:  (sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
verb:  (transitive) To complete (something).
verb:  (transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
verb:  (transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
verb:  (intransitive) To come to an end.
verb:  (transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
verb:  (intransitive, sex) To reach orgasm.

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