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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (4)

1. finally be or do something;
- Example: "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"
- Example: "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
[syn: finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish]

2. give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching;

3. stimulate sexually;
- Example: "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
[syn: arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up]

4. coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem;
- Example: "wind your watch"
[syn: wind, wind up]



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

wind up
    v 1: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high
         school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and
         living at home again" [syn: finish up, land up, fetch
         up, end up, wind up, finish]
    2: give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
    3: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male
       audience" [syn: arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind
       up]
    4: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a
       stem; "wind your watch" [syn: wind, wind up]