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Synonyms for finish up
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : fin-ish |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈfɪn ɪʃ |
Top 10 synonyms for finish up Other synonyms for the word finish up
- apply
- arrive finally
- avail oneself of
- be through with
- bring to a close
- cease
- clean up
- close down
- come to a halt
- come to the end
- consume
- determine
- devour
- dispatch
- dispose of
- dissipate
- do away with
- down
- drivel
- eat
- eat up
- eliminate
- end
- engross
- exhaust
- expend
- finalize
- finish
- finish as
- finish off
- finish up
- finish using
- fritter away
- frivol away
- get rid of
- go
- go through
- halt
- have recourse to
- lavish
- lessen
- liquidate
- monopolize
- obsess
- preoccupy
- profit by
- put away
- put the kibosh on
- put to use
- run out of
- run through
- settle
- spend
- squander
- stop
- swill
- terminate
- throw away
- tie up loose ends
- trifle
- turn out to be
- use up
- utilize
- vanish
- wash up
- waste
- wear out
- wind up
- wolf
- wrap up
Définition of finish up
Origin :- 1779, "that which finishes or gives completion," from finish (v.). Meaning "the end" is from 1790. Finish line attested from 1873.
- As in polish off : verb use up
- As in wind up : verb finish
- As in consume : verb use up
- As in end up : verb become eventually; come to a close
- My men were all over it now, and we was gettin' things in shape to finish up.
- Extract from : « The Underdog » by F. Hopkinson Smith
- Finish up your business quickly as you can and come back to us.
- Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola
- "Well, we've had a jolly evening to finish up with, anyway," he said.
- Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
- But if you'll fix some coffee while I finish up this raft, we'll get going.
- Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science, June, 1930 » by Various
- He had promised to finish up in a half-hour, but there was more work than he had figured.
- Extract from : « Erik Dorn » by Ben Hecht
- And now, if you will just excuse me, I 'll go and finish up around the place.
- Extract from : « The Wrong Woman » by Charles D. Stewart
- "Go ahead and finish up the details, such as installing the lining," he said.
- Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
- We've got a couple of days yet—just about time to finish up.
- Extract from : « Spacehounds of IPC » by Edward Elmer Smith
- You ought to finish up your apparatus all complete, before you try it at all.
- Extract from : « Rollo's Experiments » by Jacob Abbott
- "And I fixed somethin' for y' t' finish up on," he announced.
- Extract from : « The Rich Little Poor Boy » by Eleanor Gates
Antonyms for finish up
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