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.”
    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.”
 To end up, to lift or tilt, so as to set on end; as, to end up a hogshead.