wind up

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Synonyms: windup, wind-up, winds up, bind up

Antonyms: windup, wind-up, winds up, bind up

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Noun

1. {{alternative form of|en|wind-up}}.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|literally|transitive}} To [[wind]] ([[rope]], [[string]], [[mainspring]]s, etc.) completely.
2. {{lb|en|transitive}} To put (a [[clock]], [[watch]], etc.) in a state of [[renewed]] or [[continued]] [[motion]] by [[wind]]ing the [[spring]] or other [[energy]]-[[storage]] mechanism.
3. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively|by extension}} To [[tighten]] (someone or something) by [[winding]] or [[twisting]].
4. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively|by extension}} To [[excite]].
5. {{lb|en|transitive|figuratively|by extension}} To [[upset]]; to [[anger]] or [[distress]].
6. {{lb|en|literally|transitive}} To {{l|en|roll up}} (a [[car]] [[window]] or [[well]] [[bucket]], etc., by [[crank]]ing).
7. {{lb|en|intransitive|copulative}} To [[end up]]; to [[arrive]] or [[result]].
8. {{lb|en|intransitive}} To [[increase]] (in some aspect).
9. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[conclude]], [[complete]], or [[finish]] (something).
10. {{lb|en|transitive}} To [[dissolve]] (a [[partnership]] or [[corporation]]) and [[liquidate]] its [[asset]]s.
11. {{lb|en|British|transitive}} To play a [[prank]] (on); to [[take the mickey]] (out of) or [[mock]].
12. {{lb|en|baseball|intransitive}} To make the preparatory movements for a certain kind of [[pitch]].

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