wind up English

Meaning wind up meaning

What does wind up mean?

wind up

— verb (= end up) finally be or do something He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart he wound up being unemployed and living at home again

— verb give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching

— verb (= arouse) stimulate sexually This movie usually arouses the male audience

— verb (= wind) coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem wind your watch

Synonyms wind up synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as wind up?

wind up English » English

wind

roll up

reel

coil

strech

tighten

tense

stress

strain

rack

finish

liquidate

end

end up

wrap

terminate

run up

roll

land up

hoist up

hoist

finish up

wrap up

wrap round

turn on

stop

fetch up

excite

conclude

close

bandage

wipe out

stow

squeeze

squash

shut up

sex

remove

put away

provoke

pinch

oppress

lock up

enclose

drop

disband

confine

condense

complete

come to an end