<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.</li><li>to come to the end of (a course, period of time, etc.): to finish school.</li><li>to use completely (often followed by up or off): to finish up a can of paint; to finish off the rest of the milk.</li><li>to overcome completely; destroy or kill (often followed by off): This spray will finish off the cockroaches.</li><li>to complete and perfect in detail; put the final touches on (sometimes followed by up): He decided to finish his plan more carefully.</li><li>to put a finish on (wood, metal, etc.): We finished the desk in antique red lacquer.</li><li>to perfect (a person) in education, accomplishments, social graces, etc.</li><li>to ready (livestock) for market by feeding a diet calculated to produce the desired weight.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>the end or conclusion; the final part or last stage.</li><li>the end of a hunt, race, etc.: a close finish.</li><li>a decisive ending: a fight to the finish.</li><li>the quality of being finished or completed with smoothness, elegance, etc.: to admire the finish of one's writing.</li><li>educational or social polish.</li><li>the manner in which an object is perfected or finished in its preparation, or an effect imparted in finishing.</li><li>the surface coating or texture of wood, metal, etc.</li><li>something used or serving to finish, complete, or perfect a thing.</li><li>woodwork or the like, especially in the interior of a building, not essential to the structure but used for purposes of ornament, neatness, etc.: a finish of black walnut.</li><li>a final coat of plaster or paint.</li><li>a material for application in finishing.</li><li>Animal Husbandry: the fat tissue of livestock.</li><li>the flavor remaining in the mouth after a wine has been swallowed.</li></ul><p><strong>Verb Phrase</strong></p><ul><li>to bring to completion: She's finished with her latest novel.</li><li>to put aside, break all relations with, or reject finally: He's finished with football and will play only baseball now. After the way they treated us, we're finished with them.</li></ul>