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Definitions for: Wind Up
[v] be in a certain state as a result of some action or event; "He wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
[v] finally be or do something, as in"He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"
[v] stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
[v] coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch"
[v] give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching, as in baseball
Webster (1913) Definition: Wind"-up`, n.
Act of winding up, or closing; a concluding act or part; the
end.
Synonyms: arouse, end up, excite, fetch up, finish up, land up, sex, turn on, wind
See Also: act, cease, end, fasten, finish, move, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, stop, swing, tempt, terminate, tighten, turn
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