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finish
Verb
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If something finishes, it stops and doesn't start again; it comes to the end.
I finish work at 4:30 and I get home at 5:00.
In June of 1992 I had just finished university and I was looking for a job.
She finished off her homework and put it away.
Finish up your lunch quickly, please.
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If something finishes somebody off, it uses all their energy or it kills them.
That last run around the track completely finished me off.
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If you finish something up, you use the last of it.
I finished up the milk this morning. There's none left.
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If you are finished with something, you don't need it anymore.
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If you finish the surface of something, especially wood, you make it smooth and ready to use.
finish
Noun
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The finish is the last part or end of something.
As the runners come to the finish, they are side by side.
It was a good day from start to finish.
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The finish is the way a surface looks after it has been made smooth and ready to use.
The oil gives the wood a smooth, deep finish.
weight
Noun
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The weight of something is how heavy it is.
She's put on a lot of weight since she went to university.
I'm exercising to try to lose some weight.
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A weight is a heavy thing that you use to keep something down or that people lift to become stronger.
Can you put a weight on that paper so that it doesn't blow away?
weight
Verb
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When you weight something, you add weight to it.
To get your fishing line down to the bottom of the lake, you must weight it.