[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

            on the seventh day god ended his work. --gen. ii. 2.
      1913 webster

   2. to form or be at the end of; as, the letter k ends the
      word back.
      1913 webster

   3. to destroy; to put to death. "this sword hath ended him."
      --shak.
      1913 webster

   to end up, to lift or tilt, so as to set on end; as, to end
      up a hogshead.
      1913 webster
see also:
ended ending to end up 

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