Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb finish_up
2 senses of finish up
Sense 1
get through, wrap up, finish off, mop up, polish off, clear up, finish up -- (finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment")
=> complete, finish -- (come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours")
Sense 2
finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish -- (finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again")
=> act, move -- (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action); "think before you act"; "We must move quickly"; "The governor should act on the new energy bill"; "The nanny acted quickly by grabbing the toddler and covering him with a wet towel")