Hypertext Webster Gateway: "ended"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
End \End\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Ended}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Ending}.]
1. To bring to an end or conclusion; to finish; to close; to
terminate; as, to end a speech. ``I shall end this
strife.'' --Shak.
On the seventh day God ended his work. --Gen. ii. 2.
2. To form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the
word back.
3. To destroy; to put to death. ``This sword hath ended
him.'' --Shak.
{To end up}, to lift or tilt, so as to set on end; as, to end
up a hogshead.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
ended
adj : having come or been brought to a conclusion; "the harvesting
was complete"; "the affair is over, ended, finished";
"the abruptly terminated interview" [syn: {complete}, {concluded},
{over(p)}, {all over}, {terminated}]
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