end (?nd)n.1. Either extremity of something that has length: the end of the pier.2. The outside or extreme edge or physical limit; a boundary: the end of town.3. The point in time when an action, event, or phenomenon ceases or is completed; the conclusion: the end of the day.4. A result; an outcome.5. Something toward which one strives; a goal. See Synonyms at intention.6. The termination of life or existence; death: “A man awaits his end / Dreading and hoping all” (William Butler Yeats).7. The ultimate extent; the very limit: the end of one’s patience.8. Slang The very best; the ultimate: This pizza’s the end.9. A remainder; a remnant.10. a. A share of a responsibility or obligation: your end of the bargain.b. A particular area of responsibility: in charge of the business end of the campaign.11. A warp end.12. Football Either of the players in the outermost position on the line of scrimmage. Offensive ends are eligible to catch passes.v. end·ed, end·ing, ends v.tr.1. To bring to a conclusion: Let’s end this discussion.2. To form the last or concluding part of: the song that ended the performance. See Synonyms at complete.3. To destroy: ended our hopes.v.intr.1. To come to a finish; cease: The rain ended.2. To arrive at a place, situation, or condition as a result of a course of action. Often used with up: He ended up as an adviser to the president. The painting ended up being sold for a million dollars.3. To die.Idioms: at the end of (one’s) rope/tether Out of energy or patience; exhausted or exasperated. at the end of the day When everything is considered; in the final analysis. end it all To commit suicide. in the end Eventually; ultimately: All will turn out well in the end. no end A great deal: She had no end of stories to tell. The news upset us no end. on end1. Having one end down; upright: books placed on end on the shelf.2. Without stopping: drove for hours on end.[Middle English ende, from Old English; see ant- in Indo-European roots.]American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.end (?nd) n1. the extremity of the length of something, such as a road, line, etc2. the surface at either extremity of a three-dimensional object3. the extreme extent, limit, or degree of something4. the most distant place or time that can be imagined: the ends of the earth. 5. the time at which something is concluded6. a. the last section or partb. (as modifier): the end office. finalterminalultimate7. a share or part: his end of the bargain. 8. (often plural) a remnant or fragment (esp in the phrase odds and ends)9. a final state, esp death; destruction10. the purpose of an action or existence11. (Soccer) sport either of the two defended areas of a playing field, rink, etc12. (Rugby) sport either of the two defended areas of a playing field, rink, etc13. (Bowls & Bowling) bowls curling a section of play from one side of the rink to the other14. (Curling) bowls curling a section of play from one side of the rink to the other15. (American Football) American football a player at the extremity of the playing line; wing16. all ends up totally or completely17. a sticky end informal Brit an unpleasant death18. at a loose end US and Canadian at loose ends without purpose or occupation19. at an end exhausted or completed20. at the end of the day See day1021. come to an end to become completed or exhausted22. end on a. with the end pointing towards oneb. with the end adjacent to the end of another object23. go off the deep end informal to lose one’s temper; react angrily24. get one’s end away slang Brit to have sexual intercourse25. in the end finally26. keep one’s end up a. to sustain one’s part in a joint enterpriseb. to hold one’s own in an argument, contest, etc27. make ends meet make both ends meet to spend no more than the money one has28. no end no end of informal (intensifier): I had no end of work. 29. on end a. uprightb. without pause or interruption30. the end informal a. the worst, esp something that goes beyond the limits of enduranceb. chiefly US the best in quality31. the end of the road the point beyond which survival or continuation is impossible32. throw someone in at the deep end to put someone into a new situation, job, etc, without preparation or introductionvb33. to bring or come to a finish; conclude34. to die or cause to die35. (tr) to surpass; outdo: a novel to end all novels. 36. end it all informal to commit suicide[Old English ende; related to Old Norse endir, Gothic andeis, Old High German endi, Latin antiae forelocks, Sanskrit antya last] ?ender nend (?nd) vb (Agriculture) (tr) Brit to put (hay or grain) into a barn or stack[Old English innian; related to Old High German inn?n; see inn]Collins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014end (?nd) n. 1. the last part, lengthwise, of anything that is longer than it is wide: the end of a rope. 2. a point that indicates the full extent of something; limit; bounds. 3. a part or place at or adjacent to an extremity: the west end of town. 4. the most remote place or point. 5. termination; conclusion. 6. the concluding part. 7. an intention or aim: to gain one’s ends. 8. the object for which a thing exists; purpose. 9. an outcome or result. 10. termination of existence; death. 11. destruction or ruin, or a cause of this. 12. a remnant or fragment. 13. a share or part. 14. a warp thread running vertically and interlaced with the filling yarn in the woven fabric. 15. either of the linemen in football stationed farthest from the center. 16. a unit of a game, as in curling or lawn bowling. 17. the end, Slang. someone or something incredibly good or bad; the limit. v.t. 18. to bring to an end; conclude; terminate. 19. to form the end of. 20. to kill. 21. to surpass or epitomize (usu. in the infinitive): the blunder to end all blunders. v.i. 22. to come to an end; cease. 23. to result (usu. fol. by in). 24. to reach a final status or condition (often fol. by up). adj. 25. final or ultimate: the end result. Idioms: 1. end to end, in a row with ends touching. 2. go off the deep end, a. to lose emotional control; become overwrought. b. to act in a reckless or impulsive manner. 3. make (both) ends meet, to live within one’s means. 4. no end, very much or many: to be pleased no end by the response. 5. on end, a. with one end down; upright. b. continuously. [before 900; Middle English, Old English ende, c. Old Frisian enda, Old Saxon endi, Old High German anti, Old Norse endi(r), Gothic andeis end When something ends or when you end it, it stops.If you end with something, it is the last of a series of things that you say, do, or perform.If you end by doing something, it is the last of a series of things that you do.You use end up to say what happens at the end of a series of events, usually without being planned. You can say that someone or something ends up in a particular place, that they end up with something, or that they end up doing something.