Definitions of finish:

• noun:   the act of finishing

  Example: "His best finish in a major tournament was third"

• noun:   (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)

  Example: "The wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"

• noun:   the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)

  Example: "Booze will be the finish of him"

• noun:   designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)

  Example: "Excitement grew as the finish neared"

• noun:   the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)

  Example: "A crowd assembled at the finish"

• noun:   a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)

  Example: "The boat had a metallic finish"

• noun:   event whose occurrence ends something

  Example: "When these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"

• noun:   the temporal end; the concluding time

  Example: "The market was up at the finish"

• noun:   a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

  Example: "Almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art--Joseph Conrad"

• verb:   cause to finish a relationship with somebody

  Example: "That finished me with Mary"

• verb:   provide with a finish

  Example: "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"

• verb:   come or bring to a finish or an end

  Example: "He finished the dishes"

• verb:   finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
• verb:   have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
• verb:   finally be or do something