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- See:
- wind
| part of speech: |
phrase |
| definition 1: |
(informal) to bring (something) to an end.
Please wind up the party before midnight.- synonyms:
- end
- similar words:
- close, conclude, finish, stop, wrap up
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| definition 2: |
(informal) to end; reach an ending point.
The street festival wound up at around seven in the evening.This path winds up at the lake.- synonyms:
- conclude, end, terminate
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| definition 3: |
(informal) to cause anxiety or irritation in (someone).
Confrontations at work always wind me up.Don't let your brother wind you up. He just enjoys teasing you.- synonyms:
- excite
- similar words:
- agitate, animate, stimulate
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| definition 4: |
(informal) to find oneself in a certain place or situation; end up.
He got on the wrong bus and wound up in Chicago.As usual after a big party, I wound up washing the dishes all by myself.- synonyms:
- end up
- similar words:
- find oneself, land
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| related words: |
consummate, dissolve, go, liquidate |
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