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finishing
Overview of noun finishing
The noun finishing has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) 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. finish, finishing -- (the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause")
Overview of verb finish
The verb finish has 6 senses (first 5 from tagged texts)
1. (44) 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")
2. (12) 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")
3. (8) 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")
4. (3) finish -- (provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully")
5. (2) eat up, finish, polish off -- (finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes")
6. finish -- (cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary")
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun finishing
2 senses of finishing
Sense 1
coating, finish, finishing
=> decorativeness
=> appearance, visual aspect
=> quality
=> attribute
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Sense 2
finish, finishing
=> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
=> termination, ending, conclusion
=> change of state
=> change
=> action
=> act, human action, human activity
=> event
=> psychological feature
=> abstraction
=> abstract entity
=> entity
Hyponyms of noun finishing
2 senses of finishing
Sense 1
coating, finish, finishing
=> glaze
=> shoeshine
Sense 2
finish, finishing
=> finale, close, closing curtain, finis
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun finishing
2 senses of finishing
Sense 1
coating, finish, finishing
=> decorativeness
Sense 2
finish, finishing
=> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
Antonyms of noun finishing
Member Holonyms of noun finishing
Substance Holonyms of noun finishing
Part Holonyms of noun finishing
Member Meronyms of noun finishing
Substance Meronyms of noun finishing
Part Meronyms of noun finishing
Meronyms of noun finishing
Holonyms of noun finishing
Attributes of noun finishing
Derived Forms of noun finishing
2 senses of finishing
Sense 1
coating, finish, finishing
RELATED TO>(verb) finish#4
=> finish
Sense 2
finish, finishing
RELATED TO>(verb) finish#1
=> complete, finish
Domain of noun finishing
Domain Terms of noun finishing
Familiarity of noun finishing
finishing used as a noun is rare (polysemy count =2)
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of noun finishing
2 senses of finishing
Sense 1
coating, finish, finishing
> decorativeness
=> coating, finish, finishing
Sense 2
finish, finishing
> completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
=> consummation
=> consummation
=> finish, finishing
=> finalization, finalisation
=> follow-through
=> follow-through
=> graduation
Meronyms of noun finishing
2 senses of finishing
Holonyms of noun finishing
Grep of noun finishing
finishing
finishing coat
finishing line
finishing school
finishing touch
Antonyms of verb finish
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb finish
6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> act, move
Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Sense 4
finish
=> coat, surface
=> cover
Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
=> eat
=> eat
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
=> consume, ingest, take in, take, have
Sense 6
finish
=> end, terminate
=> change, alter, modify
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb finish
4 of 6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
=> close
=> top, top off
=> get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up
=> see through
=> round out, finish out
=> follow through, follow up, follow out, carry out, implement, put through, go through
=> carry through, accomplish, execute, carry out, action, fulfill, fulfil
Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
=> pass away
=> lapse
=> cut out
=> go out
=> adjourn, recess, break up
=> vanish, disappear
=> culminate, climax
=> run out
=> run low, run short, go
=> vanish, disappear, go away
=> conclude, close
=> turn out, come out
=> discontinue
=> break
Sense 4
finish
=> dress
=> broom
Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
=> tuck in, tuck away, put away
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb finish
6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
=> end, terminate
Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> act, move
Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
Sense 4
finish
=> coat, surface
Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
=> eat
Sense 6
finish
=> end, terminate
'Cause To' of verb finish
Derived Forms of verb finish
4 of 6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finisher#1
=> closer, finisher
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#7
=> ending, conclusion, finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#5
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#3
=> finish, finishing
RELATED TO>(noun) finishing#2
=> finish, finishing
Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#7
=> ending, conclusion, finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#5
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#3
=> finish, finishing
Sense 4
finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#1
=> coating, finish, finishing
RELATED TO>(noun) finisher#2
=> finisher
RELATED TO>(noun) finisher#3
=> finisher
RELATED TO>(noun) finishing#1
=> coating, finish, finishing
Sense 6
finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#7
=> ending, conclusion, finish
RELATED TO>(noun) finish#5
=> stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close
Domain of verb finish
Domain Terms of verb finish
Familiarity of verb finish
finish used as a verb is common (polysemy count =6)
Sample Sentences of verb finish
6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
EX: They finish moving
Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
*> Somebody ----s VERB-ing
Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
*> Something ----s
*> Something is ----ing PP
Sense 4
finish
*> Somebody ----s something
Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
EX: They finish more bread
Sense 6
finish
*> Something ----s somebody
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb finish
5 of 6 senses of finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
> end, terminate
=> close out
=> finish
=> abort
=> culminate
=> lift, raise
=> ax, axe
=> stamp out, kill
=> dissolve, break up
=> dissolve, break up
=> break, break off, discontinue, stop
=> interrupt, break
=> stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out
=> finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
=> complete, finish
=> closure, cloture
=> decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> conclude
=> close
=> phase out
=> close
Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
> act, move
=> alternate, take turns
=> finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> rush, hasten, hurry, look sharp, festinate
=> interrupt, disturb
=> react, respond
=> go ahead, plow ahead
=> attack, aggress
=> force
=> create
=> come to the fore, step forward, come forward, step up, step to the fore, come out
=> reward, repay, pay back
=> satisfice, staisfise
=> maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre
=> dispatch
=> evade
=> race
=> use
=> play it by ear
=> play
=> deal
=> partner
=> exert
=> egotrip
=> reciprocate
=> go, proceed, move
=> come close
=> perform
=> make bold, dare, presume
=> prosecute, engage, pursue
=> act on
=> interact
=> react, oppose
=> take time by the forelock
=> coact
=> volunteer, offer
=> get around to
=> dally, toy, play, flirt
=> set about, go about, approach
=> participate, take part
=> misbehave, misconduct, misdemean
=> condescend, stoop, lower oneself
=> behave, acquit, bear, deport, conduct, comport, carry
=> behave, comport
=> try, seek, attempt, essay, assay
=> woo, court, romance, solicit
=> court
=> dare
=> effect
=> antagonize, antagonise, counteract
=> anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter
=> prosecute
=> perpetrate, commit, pull
=> rampage
=> cope, get by, make out, make do, contend, grapple, deal, manage
=> condescend, deign, descend
=> condescend
=> take care
=> lord it over, queen it over, put on airs, act superior
=> stampede
=> make a point, make sure
=> repeat, take over
=> surprise
=> sneak
=> play
=> take
=> guard
=> begin, start
=> go off half-cocked, go off at half-cock
=> wait, hold off, hold back
=> continue, go on, proceed, go along, keep
=> do well, had best
=> continue
=> continue, persist in
Sense 4
finish
> coat, surface
=> rubberize, rubberise, rubber
=> anodize, anodise
=> gelatinize
=> skim
=> stucco
=> egg
=> encrust, incrust
=> dredge
=> soot
=> refinish
=> brush on
=> patinate, patinize, patinise
=> resurface
=> crumb
=> copper
=> finish
=> bonderize, bonderise
=> blacktop
=> foliate
=> galvanize, galvanise
=> pave
=> varnish, seal
=> glaze
=> tar
=> enrobe
=> plaster, daub
=> render
=> skimcoat
=> paint
=> cement
=> grit
=> plate
=> metal
=> macadamize, macadamise, tarmac
=> size
=> metalize, metallize
=> platinize
=> porcelainize
=> zinc
Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
> eat
=> wash down
=> gluttonize, gluttonise, fress
=> wolf, wolf down
=> slurp
=> fare
=> pitch in, dig in
=> pick at, peck at, peck
=> peck, pick up
=> gobble, bolt
=> garbage down, gobble up, shovel in, bolt down
=> nibble, pick, piece
=> ruminate
=> dunk, dip
=> devour, guttle, raven, pig
=> eat up, finish, polish off
=> devour, down, consume, go through
=> fill up, fill
Sense 6
finish
> end, terminate
=> close out
=> finish
=> abort
=> culminate
=> lift, raise
=> ax, axe
=> stamp out, kill
=> dissolve, break up
=> dissolve, break up
=> break, break off, discontinue, stop
=> interrupt, break
=> stub out, crush out, extinguish, press out
=> finalize, finalise, settle, nail down
=> complete, finish
=> closure, cloture
=> decide, settle, resolve, adjudicate
=> conclude
=> close
=> phase out
=> close
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb finish
Sense 1
complete, finish
=> end, terminate
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Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish
=> act, move
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Sense 3
end, stop, finish, terminate, cease
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Sense 4
finish
=> coat, surface
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Sense 5
eat up, finish, polish off
=> eat
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Sense 6
finish
=> end, terminate
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Grep of verb finish
finish
finish off
finish out
finish up
refinish
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