Wind up - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈwaɪnd ʌp|
Brit.
|ˈwaɪndʌp|
verb
- finally be or do something (syn: end up, fetch up, finish, finish up)
- give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
- stimulate sexually (syn: arouse, excite, sex, turn on)
- coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem (syn: wind)
- give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
- stimulate sexually (syn: arouse, excite, sex, turn on)
- coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem (syn: wind)
Extra examples
I'm afraid he's wound up.
I think it's time to wind up this meeting.
...try to wind up the performance, as we're almost out of time...
...her speeches usually wind up with one last joke...
Can you think of a good joke I can use to wind up my speech?
The threat of legal action will be enough to put the wind up them.
OK, just to wind up, could I summarize what we've decided?
You know you're going to wind up in court over this.
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