End

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NOUN

either extremity of something that has length

the point in time at which something ends

the final stage or concluding parts of an event or occurrence

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

a final part or section

a final state

the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

(football) the person who plays at one end of the line of scrimmage

a boundary marking the extremities of something

one of two places from which people are communicating to each other

the part you are expected to play

the last section of a communication

a piece of cloth that is left over after the rest has been used or sold

(American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

VERB

have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense

bring to an end or halt

be the end of

put an end to

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