Definition of finish

• v. t. - To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end to; to make an end of; to terminate.
• v. t. - To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to accomplish; to polish.
• v. i. - To come to an end; to terminate.
• v. i. - To end; to die.
• n. - That which finishes, puts an end to/ or perfects.
• n. - The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See Inside finish, and Outside finish.
• n. - The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like.
• n. - See Finishing coat, under Finishing.
• n. - 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.
• n. - Completion; -- opposed to start, or beginning.