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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.
turn
Verb
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To face a different direction
The car turned the corner and went north.
Walk down the street and turn left at the lights.
The dancers turned round and around.
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If something turns a certain way, it becomes that way.
The sky turned dark and cloudy.
The game turned into a fight.