finish.
An end; the end of anything.
Meaning & usage
An end; the end of anything.
A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
The car's finish was so shiny and new.
The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
The ending of a match and its structure.
The stoppage or conclusion of a bout before the scheduled rounds expire, resulting in an immediate victory via knockout (KO), technical knockout (TKO), or submission.
Oliveira holds multiple UFC records, notably the most submission wins in the organization's history at 17, most finishes at 21 and most bonuses at 21.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin fīnis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin fīniō Old French finirbor. Middle English finishen English finish From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin fīnīre, from fīnis (“end, limit, border, boundary”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”) or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).
To complete (something).
Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!
To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
The furniture was finished in teak veneer.
To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
Due to BSE, cows in the United Kingdom must be finished and slaughtered before 30 months of age.
To come to an end.
We had to leave before the concert had finished.
To put an end to; to destroy.
These rumours could finish your career.
To reach orgasm.
To stop an opponent and end a bout prematurely before the scheduled time limit expires, securing an immediate victory via knockout, technical knockout, or submission.
Where this word comes from
Etymology tree Latin fīnis Proto-Indo-European *-yétider. Latin -iō Latin fīniō Old French finirbor. Middle English finishen English finish From Middle English finishen, finisshen, finischen, from Old French finiss-, stem of some of the conjugated forms of finir, from Latin fīnīre, from fīnis (“end, limit, border, boundary”), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeygʷ- (“to stick, set up”) or from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeyd- (“to split”).
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