[{"word":"finishing","phonetic":"/ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/","phonetics":[{"text":"/ˈfɪnɪʃɪŋ/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To complete (something).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Be sure to finish your homework before you go to bed!"},{"definition":"To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"The furniture was finished in teak veneer."},{"definition":"To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"Due to BSE, cows in the United Kingdom must be finished and slaughtered before 30 months of age."},{"definition":"To come to an end.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"We had to leave before the concert had finished."},{"definition":"To put an end to; to destroy.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"These rumours could finish your career."}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":["begin","initiate","start"]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"The act of completing something.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"Shooting ability.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[],"example":"That guy's a slow and lazy player, but he's got excellent finishing"},{"definition":"The final work upon or ornamentation of a thing; finish.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/finish","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/finishing"]}]