Definitions
1.verbTo wind completely."I wound up the spool of rope."
2.verbTo end up; to arrive or result."I followed the signs, and I wound up getting nowhere."
3.verbTo conclude, complete, or finish."Even though he had bad news, he tried to wind up his speech on a positive note."
4.verbTo tighten by winding or twisting."Your pocket watch will run for a long time if you wind up the spring all the way."
5.verbTo put (a clock, a watch, etc.) in a state of renewed or continued motion, by winding the spring, or that which carries the weight.
6.verbTo excite."Try not to wind up the kids too much right before bedtime."
7.verbTo play a prank (on), to take the mickey (out of) or mock."Twenty quid? Are you winding me up?"
8.verbTo upset; to anger or distress.
9.verbTo dissolve a partnership or corporation and liquidate its assets.
10.verbTo make the preparatory movements for a certain kind of pitch.
11.nounThe end or conclusion of something."Everyone is invited to our end-of-term wind-up party."
12.nounA punch line of a joke or comedy routine.
13.nounA humorous attempt to fool somebody, a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.
14.nounThe phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
15.nounA circular hand gesture, supposed to represent the winding on of film, used to signal to a performer to finish quickly.