wind up Meaning, Definition & Usage

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

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