finish vs start
Definitions
noun
- (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
- designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
- the act of finishing
- a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
- the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
verb
- finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
- come or bring to a finish or an end
- finally be or do something
- have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
- cause to finish a relationship with somebody
Examples
The finishing line may be in sight but the final lap is shaping up to be an epic battle.
You can't help thinking that the promise of that final inspection adds a little extra sparkle to the finished product.
Receiving the round initial in the third quarter, the Rams would put together the 10-play, 61-yard expostulate immoderate 5 mins as great as finishing it off with the 6-yard TD pass from Stefkovich to So, TE, Joe Migliarese (Blue Bell, Pa.) to tighten the measure to twenty-nine twenty-eight TU.
Definitions
verb
- play in the starting lineup
- take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
- bring into being
- move or jump suddenly, as if in surprise or alarm
- have a beginning, in a temporal, spatial, or evaluative sense
noun
- the time at which something is supposed to begin
- a signal to begin (as in a race)
- a turn to be a starter (in a game at the beginning)
- the beginning of anything
- a line indicating the location of the start of a race or a game
Examples
In 1984, he started Oh Boy as an outlet for his songwriting.
In her house apron and with her hair a little ruffled she looked younger, startled and then angry.
When your bulbs arrive, or you buy them from the garden center, gather everyone together, hand out garden tools and start digging.
