Search words & phrases
wind up
US //ˈwaɪndˌʌp//
・UK //ˈwaɪndˌʌp//
A1
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo be brought to a state of great tension
Don't wind her up by telling her scary stories
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo close or finalize something
We will wind up this job today and start a new one tomorrow
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo tell someone something untrue to tease them
I can wind her up with my stories until she believes me
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To arrive or end up in a particular state, situation, or place, especially unintentionally.
If you don't study, you'll wind up failing the exam.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To bring something to an end; to conclude or finish something.
We need to wind up the meeting by 5 PM.
v.t.Transitive VerbTo excite, agitate, or provoke someone.
Don't let him wind you up; he's just trying to get a reaction.
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo bring to an end; conclude.
The meeting will wind up shortly.
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo tighten the spring of a mechanical device.
You need to wind up the toy to make it work.
phr. v.Phrasal VerbTo deliberately annoy someone.
He's just trying to wind you up.
v.t.Transitive VerbTo make someone worried, nervous, or angry.
Don't let him wind you up.
v.t./i.Verb (Transitive/Intransitive)To bring something to an end; to liquidate a company.
They decided to wind up the business.
Video subtitles
UV light kills viruses. Why isn't it everywhere?
- we wind up missing something really important.
we wind up missing something really important.
How cruise ships got so big
- So how did the biggest ships we build wind up looking like this?
So how did the biggest ships we build wind up looking like this?
Why Cat Bites Are Actually So Dangerous | RTC 35
- Anna, did you ever wind up getting Botox in your armpits to reduce sweating?
Anna, did you ever wind up getting Botox in your armpits to reduce sweating?
- Anna, did you ever wind up getting Botox in your armpits
Anna, did you ever wind up getting Botox in your armpits
Fidget Spinner Haters!
- We also play with yo-yos, which is a wheel that's attached to a string that you wind up and then unravel really fast so that the wheel spins.
We also play with yo-yos, which is a wheel that's attached to a string that you wind up and then unravel really fast so that the wheel spins.
- wind up and then unravel really fast so that the wheel spins
wind up and then unravel really fast so that the wheel spins
Get the vocab - Learn English with The Big Bang Theory! - S01E01
- you END UP or WIND UP in another situation
you END UP or WIND UP in another situation
- Now, after this bad situation is finished you end up, or wind up, in another situation as a result of what happened before.
Now, after this bad situation is finished you end up, or wind up, in another situation as a result of what happened before.
10 Signs Your Mental Health is Getting Worse
- Despite wanting to get up at a certain time in the morning, do you wind up sleeping all day?
Despite wanting to get up at a certain time in the morning, do you wind up sleeping all day?
The Race to Secure Taiwan’s AI Chips as Fears of a Chinese Invasion Loom | WSJ
- So how did all of that power wind up so concentrated in the first place?
So how did all of that power wind up so concentrated in the first place?
Captain America: Civil War Official Trailer #1 (2016) - Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson Movie HD
- Those people that shoot at you usually wind up shooting at me too.
Those people that shoot at you usually wind up shooting at me too.
- cause people that shoot at you usually wind up shooting at me too.
cause people that shoot at you usually wind up shooting at me too.
What's In The Big Beautiful Bill And Why Elon Musk Hates It
- It includes things like changing personal income tax brackets so that most people did wind up having to pay less taxes.
It includes things like changing personal income tax brackets so that most people did wind up having to pay less taxes.
- It includes things like changing personal income tax brackets so that most people did wind up having to pay less taxes.
It includes things like changing personal income tax brackets so that most people did wind up having to pay less taxes.
Video shows shooting by Sangamon County Sheriff's deputy that killed Sonya Massey
- Then deputies ask more about that car and wind up coming inside Massey's house for some questions.
Then deputies ask more about that car and wind up coming inside Massey's house for some questions.
- Then deputies ask more about that car and wind up coming inside Massey's house for some questions.
Then deputies ask more about that car and wind up coming inside Massey's house for some questions.