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Wind Up (Verb)

Meaning 1

Give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching.

Classification

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming.

Meaning 2

Finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again".

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Synonyms

  • Land Up
  • Finish Up
  • Fetch Up
  • Finish
  • End Up

Hypernyms

  • Act
  • Move

Related Words

  • Windup (noun)

Meaning 3

Stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience".

Classification

Verbs of feeling.

Synonyms

  • Turn On
  • Arouse
  • Sex
  • Excite

Hypernyms

  • Shake Up
  • Shake
  • Stimulate
  • Excite

Hyponyms

  • Tempt

Meaning 4

Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch".

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Synonyms

  • Wind

Hypernyms

  • Tighten

Hyponyms

  • Rewind
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