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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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.
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And heroically hath finished
A life heroic. --Milton.
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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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Finished \Fin"ished\, a.
Polished to the highest degree of excellence; complete;
perfect; as, a finished poem; a finished education.
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Finished work (Mach.), work that is made smooth or
polished, though not necessarily completed.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
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" [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: finished, ruined]