WINDUP
wind up
Noun
- A humorous attempt to fool somebody, a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.
Verb
- To end up; to arrive or result.
- I followed the signs, and I wound up getting nowhere.
- To conclude, complete, or finish.
- Even though he had bad news, he tried to wind up his speech on a positive note.
- To tighten by winding or twisting.
- Your pocket watch will run for a long time if you wind up the spring all the way.
- To excite.
- Try not to wind up the kids too much right before bedtime.
- To play a prank, to take the mickey or mock
- Twenty quid? Are you winding me up?
- To dissolve a partnership or corporation and liquidate its assets
- To make the preparatory movements for a certain kind of pitch.
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windup
Noun
- The act of ending or concluding something.
- The last part of something; a conclusion.
- A practical joke or tease.
- The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.
Adjective
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