Finish
Finish verb - To bring (something) to a state where nothing remains to be done.
Kick
Kick verb - To express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely.
How words are described
| good | good finish | good kick |
| standard | standard finish | standard kick |
| actual | actual finish | actual kick |
| bad | bad finish | bad kick |
| Other adjectives: new, final, several. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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He prefers a powerful thrust kick (and a leaping roundhouse kick) to finish his opponents.
Source: Film / Blood and Bone -
The match between Brock Lesnar and the Undertaker at WrestleMania XXX had elements of this - referee Chad Patton wasn't told the finish and was instead ordered to treat every pinfall as if it was the match finish and to count to three unless there was a kick-out.
Source: Wrestling / WrestleMania -
She soon adopts some capoeira approach to match his style and manages to finish him with a mariposa kick while dodging a sweep.
Source: Film / Chocolate
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Kick and Finish. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/finish/kick
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