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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 

Ending \End"ing\, n.

1. Termination; concluding part; result; conclusion; destruction; death.

2. (Gram.) The final syllable or letter of a word; the part joined to the stem. See 3d Case, 5.

Ending day, day of death. --Chaucer.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)