Finishing
/ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:16 ptsWWF:18 pts9 letters
Definition of Finishing
verb
- 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."
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