consummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruition

consummation - the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse

ending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"

finishing, finish - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"

finalisation, finalization - the act of finalizing

follow-through - carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"

follow-through - the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through"

graduation - the successful completion of a program of study

swab, swob - wash with a swab or a mop; "swab the ship's decks"

sop - mop so as to leave a semi-dry surface; "swab the floors"

sponge - soak up with a sponge

imbibe, soak up, sop up, suck up, absorb, suck, take up, take in, draw - take in, also metaphorically; "The sponge absorbs water well"; "She drew strength from the minister's words"

beat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

complete, finish - come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours"

cap off - finish or complete, especially with some decisive action; "he capped off the meeting with a radical proposal"