16. finish the surface coating of wood, metal, etc.
17. finish something used to finish or perfect a thing.
18. finish a final coat of plaster or paint.
19. finish a material for application in finishing.
20. finish the flavor remaining in the mouth after a wine has been swallowed.
Etymology: (1300–50; ME < AF, MF finir < L fīnīre to end)
Definition of 'finish'
Princeton's WordNet
1. (noun)coating, finish, finishing a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance) "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"
2. (noun)stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close the temporal end; the concluding time "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
3. (noun)polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad
4. (noun)finish, destination, goal the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"
5. (noun)finish designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race) "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"
6. (noun)finish the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict) "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish"
7. (noun)ending, conclusion, finish event whose occurrence ends something "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
8. (noun)finish (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed) "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"
9. (verb)finish, finishing the act of finishing "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
10. (verb)complete, finish come or bring to a finish or an end "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"
11. (verb)finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish finally be or do something "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
12. (verb)end, stop, finish, terminate, cease have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical "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"
13. (verb)finish provide with a finish "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly"
14. (verb)eat up, finish, polish off finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
15. (verb)finish cause to finish a relationship with somebody "That finished me with Mary"
1. (verb)finish to complete Have you finished your homework?; Let me finish speaking before you say anything.; Finally, I finished!
2. finish to end The movie finishes at 10 pm.
3. finish to use or eat all of Let's finish this jar of peanut butter before we open another.
4. finish finish first/second/last, etc. to be in first/second/last, etc. position at the end of a race or competition
5. (noun)finish the end What a finish to a great year!
6. finish the way a painted or polished surface looks a shiny finish
Definition of 'finish'
Webster Dictionary
1. (noun)finish that which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects
2. (noun)finish 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. (noun)finish the labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like
4. (noun)finish see Finishing coat, under Finishing
5. (noun)finish 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
6. (noun)finish completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning
7. (verb)finish to arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate
8. (verb)finish to bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmostpossible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish
Definitions of finish 
Afrikaans: tot 'n einde kom
Arabic: يُنْهي
Bulgarian: свършвам (се)
Brazilian: terminar
Czech: skončit
German: (be)enden
Danish: fuldføre; blive færdig me
Greek: τελειώνω
Spanish: acabar, terminar
Estonian: lõpetama, lõppema
Farsi: پایان دادن
Finnish: lopettaa
French: finir
Hebrew: לְסָייֵם
Hindi: पूर्ण करना, समाप्त करना
Croatian: završiti, dovesti kraju
Hungarian: befejez
Indonesian: menyelesaikan
Icelandic: ljúka, enda
Italian: finire
Japanese: 終える
Korean: 종료하다
Lithuanian: (uþ)baigti, pa(si)baigti
Latvian: []beigt; beigties
Malay: selesai
Dutch: bea aindigen, eindigen
Norwegian: bli ferdig med, fullføre,
Polish: skończyć
Persian: پایان دادن
Pashto: پای ته رسول
Portuguese: terminar
Romanian: a (se) termina
Russian: кончать(ся)
Slovak: skončiť
Slovenian: končati (se)
Serbian: završiti
Swedish: sluta, slutföra, upphöra
Thai: ทำให้จบ หรือทำให้เสร็จ
Turkish: bit(ir)mek
Taiwanese: 結束
Ukrainian: закінчувати; завершувати
Urdu: ختم ہونا
Vietnamese: kết thúc
Chinese: 结束
