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finisher
fin·ish F0130200 (fĭn′ĭsh)v. fin·ished, fin·ish·ing, fin·ish·es v.tr.1. a. To stop (doing an activity or task) after reaching the point at which there is nothing left to do: finished cleaning the room.b. To bring to a required or desired state: finish an assignment; finish a painting. See Synonyms at complete.2. a. To arrive at or attain the end of: finish a race.b. Sports To perform the last maneuver in (an offensive play), scoring a goal.3. To consume all of; use up: finish a pie; finished off the pizza.4. To give (wood, for example) a desired or particular surface texture.5. To destroy; kill: finished the injured horse with a bullet.6. To bring about the ruin of: The stock market crash finished many speculators.v.intr.1. To come to an end; stop: a story that finishes with a twist.2. To reach the end of a task, course, or relationship: The speaker finished with a rousing call to action.3. Sports To score a goal as the last maneuver in a play: a good forward who just can't seem to finish.n.1. The final part; the conclusion: racers neck-and-neck at the finish.2. The reason for one's ruin; downfall: Stealing the computer codes proved to be his finish.3. Something that completes, concludes, or perfects, especially:a. The last treatment or coating of a surface: applied a shellac finish to the cabinet.b. The surface texture produced by such a treatment or coating.c. A material used in surfacing or finishing.4. Completeness, refinement, or smoothness of execution; polish.5. The flavor left in the mouth after wine has been swallowed.Phrasal Verb: finish with (someone) To stop interacting with (someone), especially to stop subjecting (someone) to something.
[Middle English finishen, from Old French finir, finiss-, to complete, from Latin fīnīre, from fīnis, end.]
fin′ish·er n.finisher (ˈfɪnɪʃə) n1. (Professions) a craftsman who carries out the final tasks in a manufacturing process2. (Boxing) boxing a knockout blowThesaurus| Noun | 1. | finisher - (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the gamecloserbaseball, baseball game - a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"relief pitcher, reliever, fireman - a pitcher who does not start the gameslammer - a person who closes things violently; "she's a dramatic slammer of doors" | | 2. | finisher - a racing driver who finishes a raceautomobile driver, race driver, racer - someone who drives racing cars at high speeds | | 3. | finisher - a painter who applies a finishing coatpainter - a worker who is employed to cover objects with paintvarnisher - someone who applies a finishing coat of varnish | | 4. | finisher - a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing processworker - a person who works at a specific occupation; "he is a good worker"stitcher - a garmentmaker who performs the finishing steps | | 5. | finisher - a race car that finishes a racerace car, racing car, racer - a fast car that competes in races | | 6. | finisher - an animal that wins in a contest of speedracer - an animal that races |
TranslationsIdiomsSeefinishfinisher
finisher[′fin·ish·ər] (civil engineering) A construction machine used to smooth the freshly placed surface of a roadway, or to prepare the foundation for a pavement. FinancialSeeFinishfinisher
Synonyms for finishernoun (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the gameSynonymsRelated Words- baseball
- baseball game
- relief pitcher
- reliever
- fireman
- slammer
noun a racing driver who finishes a raceRelated Words- automobile driver
- race driver
- racer
noun a painter who applies a finishing coatRelated Wordsnoun a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing processRelated Wordsnoun a race car that finishes a raceRelated Wordsnoun an animal that wins in a contest of speedRelated Words |