English verb: finish up | |||
1. | finish up (change) finish a task completely | ||
Samples | I finally got through this homework assignment. | ||
Synonyms | clear up, finish off, get through, mop up, polish off, wrap up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | complete, finish | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cap off | ||
2. | finish up (change) finally be or do something | ||
Samples | He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart. He wound up being unemployed and living at home again. | ||
Synonyms | end up, fetch up, finish, land up, wind up | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s VERB-ing | ||
Broader (hypernym) | act, move | ||