wind up
[verb]
Synonyms:
- end, close, conclude, finalize, finish, settle, terminate, wrap up
- end up, be left, finish up
- excite, put on edge, work up

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English Thesaurus: tease, make fun of somebody/something, taunt, pull sb’s leg, wind somebody up, ...

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wind up phrasal verb (see also wind)

1. to bring an activity, meeting etc to an end:
OK, just to wind up, could I summarize what we’ve decided?
wind something ↔ up
It’s time to wind things up – I have a plane to catch.

2. wind something ↔ up to close down a company or organization:
Our operations in Jamaica are being wound up.

3. [linking verb] informal to be in an unpleasant situation or place after a lot has happened Synonym : end up
wind up in/at/with etc
You know you’re going to wind up in court over this.
wind up doing something
I wound up wishing I’d never come.

4. wind somebody ↔ up British English to deliberately say or do something that will annoy or worry someone, as a joke ⇒ tease:
They’re only winding you up. ⇒ wound up

5. wind something ↔ up to turn part of a machine around several times, in order to make it move or start working

6. wind something ↔ up British English to make something, especially a car window, move up by turning a handle or pressing a button:
Could you wind the window up, please?

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I. wind-up¹ British English, wind‧up American English /ˈwaɪnd ʌp/ noun

1. [countable] British English informal something that you say or do in order to make someone angry or worried, as a joke

2. [singular] a series of actions that are intended to complete a process, meeting etc:
The President made a statement at the windup of the summit in Helsinki.

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II. wind-up² /ˈwaɪnd ʌp/ adjective [only before noun]
relating to a machine or toy that you turn part of several times, in order to make it move or start working:
a wind-up gramophone

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tease to laugh at someone and make jokes in order to have fun by embarrassing them, either in a friendly way or in an unkind way. In everyday English, people often say make fun of rather than tease:
At work, we all tease her because she’s always late.
Sam’s sisters used to tease him because he was overweight.
make fun of somebody/something to tease someone, especially in an unkind way, by laughing at something they do and making them seem stupid:
The boys at school used to make fun of me and call me names.
Everyone made fun of the way our Maths teacher walked.
taunt /tɔːnt tɔːnt/ to tease someone in a very unpleasant way that shows you do not respect them, in order to make them angry or upset:
In the end he hit the man for taunting him about his wife.
The other prisoners taunted him until he couldn’t bear it any more.
pull sb’s leg informal to tease someone in a friendly way, by trying to make them think something is true when it is not:
I’m not really 18. I was only pulling your leg.
I don’t believe you! You’re pulling my leg!
wind somebody up British English informal to deliberately say something to someone, in order to see if they become annoyed or worried:
Are you trying to wind me up?
My friends are always winding me up about it.
take the mickey (out of somebody) British English informal to make someone look silly, often in a friendly way, for example by copying them or saying something that you do not really mean about them:
I don’t speak like that – stop taking the mickey!
‘You’re a genius, we all know that!’ ‘Are you taking the mickey out of me?’
comment something that you say or write in order to give your opinion:
Does anyone have any comments?
Readers are invited to send in their comments and suggestions.
remark something that you say:
Just ignore them if they start making rude remarks.
I’m not sure what he meant by that last remark.
point something that someone mentions about a subject in a discussion, argument, article etc:
That’s an interesting point, Steve.
He raises (=mentions) a number of important points in his paper.
observation a comment in which you say what you think or have noticed about something:
Karl Marx made the observation that history repeats itself first as tragedy, second as farce.
aside a comment made in a low voice, that you intend only certain people to hear:
‘Is that true?’, she whispered in an aside to Don.
quip /kwɪp/ a clever and amusing comment:
She knew she should reply with some light-hearted quip.
dig informal a comment you make to annoy or criticize someone:
I’m tired of her little digs at me.

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wind up
wind up (something)
to end or finish something.
The meeting just wound up, so let's go to lunch now.

We should be able to wind the discussion up by 10 o'clock.

to reach a place or condition.
If he continues to spend money this way, he's going to wind up in bankruptcy.

How did you ever wind up in this little town in the middle of nowhere?

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wind up something
wind up (something)
to end or finish something.
The meeting just wound up, so let's go to lunch now.

We should be able to wind the discussion up by 10 o'clock.

to reach a place or condition.
If he continues to spend money this way, he's going to wind up in bankruptcy.

How did you ever wind up in this little town in the middle of nowhere?

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wind up
1. end, finish, settle, stop
Let's wind things up now and then we can all go home.

The meeting wound up at midnight and we were able to go home.

2. make very excited, nervous or upset
I was really wound up yesterday after work and I couldn't get to sleep easily.

3.. tighten the spring of a machine to make it work
Every night before he goes to bed my grandfather winds up his alarm clock.

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wind up
v.
1. To tighten the spring of a machine; to make it work or run.
Mary wound up the toy car and let it run across the room.
He doesn't have to wind up his watch because it is run by a battery.
2. To make very excited, nervous, upset.
■ Usually used in the past participle.
The excitement of her birthday party got Jane all wound up so she could not sleep.
3. informal To bring or come to an end; finish; stop.
John got two hits and wound his afternoon up with a home run.
Before Jim knew it, he had spent all his money and he wound up broke.
The boys followed the path to the left and wound up where they started.
Synonym: END UP.
Compare: FINISH OFF, TURN OUT⁶.
4. To put (your business or personal affairs) in order; arrange; settle.
Fred wound up his business and personal affairs before joining the Navy.
5. To swing your arm with the ball just before pitching to a batter.
The pitcher wound up quickly and then threw a curve.

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