wind up

Verb

WordNet 3.0

Verb (4)

  1. finally be or do something“He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart”“he wound up being unemployed and living at home again”Synonyms: finish upland upfetch upend upwind upfinish
  2. give a preliminary swing to the arm pitchingSynonyms: wind up
  3. stimulate sexually“This movie usually arouses the male audience”Synonyms: arousesexexciteturn onwind up
  4. coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem“wind your watch”Synonyms: windwind up
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