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informal. to find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do: If he keeps doing stuff like that he's going to wind up in prison! You don't want to wind up homeless, do you? SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. wind (something) up.
- English (US)
wind-up noun [C usually singular] (BASEBALL) in baseball,...
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- English (US)
A wind-up is a joke or trick in which someone deliberately tells you something untrue in order to annoy you.
noun. wind· up ˈwīnd-ˌəp. Synonyms of windup. 1. a. : the act of bringing to an end. b. : a concluding act or part : finish. 2. a. : a series of regular and distinctive motions (such as swinging the arms) made by a pitcher preparatory to releasing a pitch. b. : an exaggerated backswing (as in tennis) windup. 2 of 3. adjective.
wind-up noun [C usually singular] (BASEBALL) in baseball, the movement of the body that a pitcher makes before throwing the ball to the batter, usually involving lifting up the front leg and raising the hands above the head: He looked at the catcher for a sign and went into his wind-up.
(British English, informal) to deliberately say or do something in order to annoy somebody. Calm down! Can't you see he's only winding you up? That can't be true! You're winding me up. related noun wind-up. wind something up. to stop running a company, business, etc. and close it completely.
n. 1. a. The act of bringing something to an end. b. A concluding part; a conclusion. 2. Baseball The series of movements of a pitcher, including the swinging back of the arm and the raising of the forward foot, preparatory to pitching the ball. A wind-up is usually used when there are no base runners or when the bases are loaded. adj.
noun. the conclusion of any action, activity, etc.; the end or close. a final act or part. Baseball. the preparatory movements of the arm before pitching a ball. Compare stretch ( def 22 ). Informal. a mechanical object, as a toy or wristwatch, that is driven by a spring or similar mechanism that must be wound. an act or instance of winding up.
