end

Definitions of end in various dictionaries:

noun - either extremity of something that has length

noun - the point in time at which something ends

noun - the concluding parts of an event or occurrence

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

noun - a final part or section

noun - a final state

noun - the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object

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

noun - a boundary marking the extremities of something

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

noun - the part you are expected to play

noun - the last section of a communication

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

noun - (American football) a position on the line of scrimmage

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

verb - bring to an end or halt

verb - be the end of

verb - put an end to

Either extremity of something that has length: the end of the pier.

The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary: the end of town.

The point in time when an action, an event, or a phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion: the end of the day.

A result; an outcome.

Something toward which one strives; a goal.

The termination of life or existence; death: “A man awaits his end/Dreading and hoping all” (William Butler Yeats).

The ultimate extent; the very limit: the end of one’s patience.

The very best; the ultimate: This pizza’s the end.

A remainder; a remnant.

A share of a responsibility or obligation: your end of the bargain.

A particular area of responsibility: in charge of the business end of the campaign.

Football.

Either of the players in the outermost position on the line of scrimmage.

The position played by such a player.

To bring to a conclusion.

To form the last or concluding part of: the song that ended the performance.

To destroy: ended our hopes.

To come to a finish; cease.

To die.