finishing move

collocation in English

meaningsoffinishandmove

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finish
noun[C]
uk
/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/us
/ˈfɪn.ɪʃ/
the end of a race, or the last part ...
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move
noun
uk
/muːv/us
/muːv/
an act ...
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(Definition offinishandmovefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffinishing move

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After an enemy has sustained several hits, afinishingmovecan be used on him/her.
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Typically, a lariat is used as afinishingmovewhile the clothesline is simply a basic strike attack.
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When in full momentum, the players can choose to store a signature move instead of performing afinishingmovewhich they can perform later.
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Hisfinishingmovealternated between the slingshot splash and the combination atomic drop/back suplex.
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Certain player/partner combinations will have their own specialfinishingmovetogether.
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They could alternatively copy their opponent'sfinishingmoveif in the correct position to do so.
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Later on in his career, he adopted the heart punch as hisfinishingmove.
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Most moves are known by the names that professional wrestlers give theirfinishingmove(signature moves that usually result in a win) names.
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The curse was a spell that weakened all surrounding enemies when it was used as afinishingmove.
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The adversary can be manipulated into a position whereby a lock, stranglehold and/orfinishingmovecan be applied.
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After completing the third level of moves, the wrestler'sfinishingmovecan then be performed.
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Hisfinishingmoveis, an aerial thrust attack to the torso.
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These usually include at least onefinishingmove.
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Many of these include him putting on his trademark sunglasses mid-sentence, then walking off-screen just as the main theme starts (finishingmove).
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It can be restored by such actions as performing afinishingmoveon an enemy or casting a restorative spell.
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Fateshifting involves performing a brutalfinishingmoveon a single enemy.
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Later, he would preface his matches by dedicating his impendingfinishingmove, the piledriver, to either the heel commentator or whomever he was feuding with at the time.
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From the side it can be used as either afinishingmoveor as a way to cut the opponent's eyebrow so that blood might block his vision.
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The number of experience points awarded after defeating an enemy is depended on thefinishingmoveused by the player, with stronger moves giving more points.
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