stop vs finish

stop and finish both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
stop	Yes	No	Yes	No
finish	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, finish is a hypernym of stop; that is, finish is a word with a broader meaning than stop:

Other hypernyms of stop include conclusion, ending.

As verbs, stop and finish are synonyms defined as:

stop and finish: have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical

Other synonyms of stop include cease, end, terminate.

stop (noun)	finish (noun)
the act of stopping something	the act of finishing
a brief stay in the course of a journey	a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)
a restraint that checks the motion of something	(wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)
an obstruction in a pipe or tube	designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)
a mechanical device in a camera that controls size of aperture of the lens	the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)
(music) a knob on an organ that is pulled to change the sound quality from the organ pipes	event whose occurrence ends something
a consonant produced by stopping the flow of air at some point and suddenly releasing it	the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)
a punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations	a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality
the event of something ending	the temporal end; the concluding time
a spot where something halts or pauses
the state of inactivity following an interruption

stop (verb)	finish (verb)
prevent completion	finally be or do something
stop and wait, as if awaiting further instructions or developments	come or bring to a finish or an end
hold back, as of a danger or an enemy; check the expansion or influence of	cause to finish a relationship with somebody
seize on its way	finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table
render unsuitable for passage	provide with a finish
come to a halt, stop moving	have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical
cause to end
interrupt a trip
stop from happening or developing
put an end to a state or an activity
have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical