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wind up

wind up


verb 
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb finish activity: to conclude something or to bring an activity to an end

2. intransitive verb end up: to come to be in a particular place or situation as a result of, or at the end of, a series of earlier events ( informal )

3. transitive verb make somebody tense: to make somebody nervous or irritated, usually deliberately ( informal ) ( often passive )

4. intransitive verb baseball prepare to pitch: in baseball, to make a windup in preparation for pitching the ball

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