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to finish up
01
to complete a task or activity thoroughly and entirely
Transitive: to finish up a task or activity
Grammatical Information
Composition
phrasal
Action verb
Regular
Separable
Particle
up
Base verb
finish
Present tense
finish up
3rd person singular
finishes up
Present participle
finishing up
Past simple
finished up
Past participle
finished up
Examples
After working late into the night, he managed to finish up the report.
02
to consume all of the food or drink that one is eating or drinking
Transitive: to finish up food or drinks
Examples
I could n't resist the dessert; I had to finish up the entire slice of cake.
03
to conclude or complete, especially the final part of a series or sequence
Dialect
British
BritishIntransitive: to finish up in sth | to finish up as sth
Examples
She began as an intern, learning the ropes, and finished up as the CEO of the company.
