- end⇄adj. 1. coming at the end; final; last.
Ex. the end result of negotiations. The amateur's end impression is one of mixed astonishment and dismay (Canadian Forum).
2. (U.S. Slang.) best; finest; most wonderful.
Ex. ""My head's still in - end⇄end (1), noun, verb, adjective.
- end⇄end (2), transitive verb.
(British Dialect.) to put (corn, hay, or other farm produce) into a barn, stack, or silo. - end⇄expr. at loose ends,
a. not settled or established.
Ex. ""Fifteen years ago,"" she noted, ""I was at loose ends--a widow with an ailing and aging mother"" (New York Times).
b. in confusion or disorder.
Ex. Things are getting wor - end⇄expr. end up, to wind up; come out.
Ex. Wasteful people usually end up in debt. So at retirement age you may end up with little more than Social Security (Harper's). - end⇄expr. get the short end of the stick, (Informal.) to fail to receive a full share; be slighted or overlooked.
Ex. Again the Czechs ... get the short end of the stick, simply because the terms of trade are against them (Atlantic). - end⇄expr. go off the deep end, (Slang.) to act suddenly and rashly without deliberation.
Ex. Don't go off the deep end and blame an innocent person for the accident just because you're upset. - end⇄expr. in the end, finally; ultimately.
Ex. He had some talent but in the end he had to give it [art] up (Maclean's). There is some reluctance to shoulder the whole burden of what, in the end, will simply be a useful addition to ... lines of communi - end⇄expr. keep (or hold) up one's end, to sustain one's part or bear one's share fully in an undertaking or performance.
Ex. Our own impression was that the American doctors had held up their end rather better than fairly well (New York Times). - end⇄expr. make (both) ends meet, to spend no more than one has; live within one's income.
Ex. The poor man had a hard time making ends meet. Worldly wealth he cared not for, desiring only to make both ends meet (Thomas Fuller). The other impecunious pe - end⇄expr. make an end of, to stop; do no more.
Ex. Make an end of your quarreling. - end⇄expr. no end, (Informal.) very much; very many.
Ex. I enjoyed myself no end at the concert. - end⇄expr. on end,
a. upright.
Ex. Place the log on end. His hair stood on end.
b. one after another.
Ex. It snowed for days on end. Gallery enthusiasts announced that they would establish a world's record by queuing up for days on e - end⇄expr. put an end to, to do away with; stop, destroy, or kill.
Ex. In his desperation he threatened to put an end to himself. - end⇄expr. the (very, living) end, (U.S. Slang.) the best or finest; the most.
Ex. The very end in femininity is a one-piece bathing suit ... called the Beach Bunny (Lois Long). - end⇄noun 1. the last part; conclusion.
Ex. the end of the year. He read to the end of the book.
(SYN) termination, close, finish, expiration.
2. the part where a thing begins or where it stops.
Ex. Every stick has two ends. Drive to - end⇄v.i. 1. to come to an end; finish.
Ex. The fight ended in a draw.
2. to die. - end⇄v.t. 1. to bring to its last part; finish; stop.
Ex. Let us end this fight.
2. to form the end of; be the end of.
Ex. This scene ends the play.
3. to destroy; kill.