#ending__conclusion__finish  event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
  exclusion:  #beginning
  supertype:  #happening__occurrence__natural_event__naturalevent  an event that happens
  subtype:  #final_stage__finalstage__end__last  the concluding parts of an event or occurrence: "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie"
     subtype:  #endgame__end_game__endgame  the final stages of a chess game after most of the pieces have been removed from the board
     subtype:  #end_game__endgame__endgame  the final stages of an extended process of negotiation; "the diplomatic endgame"
     subtype:  #homestretch.final_stage  (informal) the end of an enterprise; "they were on the homestretch when the computer crashed"
     subtype:  #passing  the end of something; "the passing of winter"
  subtype:  #resultant__result__outcome  something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio"
     subtype:  #denouement  the outcome of a complex sequence of events
     subtype:  #deal.resultant  the type of treatment received (especially as the result of an agreement); "he got a good deal on his car"
        subtype:  #fair_deal__square_deal  fair treatment
        subtype:  #raw_deal__rawdeal  unfair treatment
     subtype:  #decision.game_outcome  the outcome of a game or contest: "the team dropped three decisions in a row"
     subtype:  #victory_won_on_points__decision  (boxing) a victory won on points when no knockout has occurred: "had little trouble in taking a unanimous decision over his opponent"
        subtype:  #split_decision__splitdecision  a boxing decision in which the judges are not unanimous
     subtype:  #consequence__aftermath  the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual; "that result is of no consequence"
        subtype:  #corollary.consequence  a practical consequence that follows naturally; "blind jealousy is a frequent corollary of passionate love"
        subtype:  #deserts__comeuppance__comeupance  an outcome (good or bad) that is well deserved
        subtype:  #fruit.consequence  the consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies"
        subtype:  #sequella  a secondary consequence
        subtype:  #train.consequence  a series of consequences wrought by an event; "it led to a train of disasters"
        subtype:  #wages__wage__reward__payoff  a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing; "the wages of sin is death"; "virtue is its own reward"
     subtype:  #poetic_justice__just_deserts  an outcome in which virtue triumphs over vice (often ironically)
     subtype:  #materialisation__offspring__materialization  something that comes into existence as a result; "industrialism prepared the way for acceptance of the French Revolution's various socialistic offspring"; "this skyscraper is the solid materialization of his efforts"
     subtype:  #subsequence__sequel  something that follows something else
     subtype:  #worst.resultant  the least favorable outcome; "the worst that could happen"
  subtype:  #foregone_conclusion__matter_of_course  an inevitable ending
  subtype:  #destruction.ending__demolition  an event or the result of an event that destroys something
     subtype:  #annihilation__disintegration  total destruction; "bomb tests resulted in the annihilation of the atoll"
        subtype:  #extinction.annihilation__extermination  complete annihilation; "they think a meteor cause the extinction of the dinosaurs"
     subtype:  #eradication  the complete destruction of every trace of something
     subtype:  #ravage  (usually plural) a destructive action; "the ravages of time"
     subtype:  #wrecking__razing  the event of a structure being completely demolished and leveled
     subtype:  #ruin.destruction__ruination  an event that results in destruction
        subtype:  #devastation__desolation  an event that results in total destruction
        subtype:  #shipwreck.ruin  an irretrievable loss; "that was the shipwreck of their romance"
     subtype:  #wrack.destruction__rack  the destruction or collapse of something; "wrack and ruin"
  subtype:  #Z__omega  the ending of a series or sequence; "the Alpha and the Omega, the first and the last, the beginning and the end"--Revelation
  subtype:  #halt__stop  the event of something ending; "it came to a stop at the bottom of the hill"
     subtype:  #cessation__surcease  a stopping; "a cessation of the thunder"
     subtype:  #standstill__stand__tie-up__tieup  an interruption of normal activity
  subtype:  #victory__triumph  a successful ending of a struggle or contest; "the general always gets credit for his army's victory"; "the agreement was a triumph for common sense"
     subtype:  #win  a victory (as in a race or other competition); "he was happy to get the win"
        subtype:  #first-place_finish__firstplacefinish  a finish in first place (as in a race)
     subtype:  #fall.victory__pin  when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat
        subtype:  #takedown  (amateur wrestling) being brought to the mat from a standing position; "a takedown counts two points"
     subtype:  #independence  the successful ending of the American Revolution; "they maintained close relations with England even after independence"
     subtype:  #landslide  an overwhelming electoral victory; "Roosevelt defeated Hoover in a landslide"
     subtype:  #Pyrrhic_victory  a victory that is won by incurring terrible losses
     subtype:  #slam__sweep  winning all or all but one of the tricks in bridge
        subtype:  #grand_slam__grandslam  winning all of the tricks in a hand of bridge
        subtype:  #little_slam__small_slam__smallslam  winning all but one of the tricks in a hand of bridge
     subtype:  #checkmate  complete victory
     subtype:  #runaway__romp__laugher__shooin__walkaway  an easy victory
     subtype:  #service_break__servicebreak  a tennis game won on the opponent's service
  subtype:  #licking__defeat  an unsuccessful ending
     subtype:  #rout  an overwhelming defeat
     subtype:  #walloping__thrashing__debacle__drubbing__slaughter__trouncing__whipping  a sound defeat
     subtype:  #Waterloo  a final crushing defeat; "he met his Waterloo"

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