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What is a bitter end?

What is a bitter end? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (nautical) That part of an anchor cable which is abaft the bitts and thus remains inboard when a ship is riding at anchor.
  2. (nautical) The final six fathoms of anchor chain before the point of attachment in the chain locker of modern US naval vessels.
  3. (idiomatic) The end of a long and difficult process.
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