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wind up

wind up

 
See:
wind
part of speech: phrase
definition 1: to bring or come to an end.
The party wound up after midnight.
synonyms:
end
similar words:
close, conclude, finish, stop, wrap up
definition 2: to find yourself in a certain place or situation.
He got on the wrong bus and wound up in Chicago.As usual, I wound up washing the dishes.