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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Finish \Fin"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finished}; p. pr & vb n. {Finishing}.] [F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit, finish, end fr finis boundary, limit, end perh. for fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.] 1. To arrive at the end of to bring to an end to put an end to to make an end of to terminate. And heroically hath finished A life heroic. --Milton. 2. To bestow the last required labor upon to complete; to bestow the utmost possible labor upon to perfect; to accomplish; to polish. Syn: To end terminate; close conclude; complete; accomplish; perfect. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Finished \Fin"ished\, a. Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete; perfect; as a finished poem; a finished education. {Finished work} (Mach.), work that is made smooth or polished, though not necessarily completed. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: finished adj 1: (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; "a finished product" [ant: {unfinished}] 2: ended or brought to an end "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"; "the manuscript is finished"; "almost finished with his studies" [ant: {unfinished}] 3: (of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected; "a dazzling and finished piece of writing"; "a finished violinist"; " 4: having a surface coating or finish applied; "the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones" 5: brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically" [syn: {ruined}]
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