wind up

wind someone up 

1. Inf. Fig. to get someone excited. That kind of music really winds me up!

2. . Inf. Fig. to get someone set to do a lot of talking. (Fig. on winding up a clock.) The excitement of the day wound Kelly up and she talked almost all night. A good movie tends to wind me up for a while.

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wind something up 

1. Lit. to tighten the spring in something, such as a watch or a clock. Please wind your watch up now—before it runs down. Wind up your watch before you forget.

2. Fig. to conclude something. Today we'll wind that deal up with the bank. I have a few items of business to wind up. Then I'll be with you.

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wind up

somehow to end up in some fashion. I don't want to wind up broke and depressed. You don't want to wind up like Ted, do you?

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wind up (as) something

to end up as something. Roger wound up as a millionaire. He thought he would wind up a pauper.

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wind up

to reach a place or condition end up If he continues to spend money this way, he's going to wind up in bankruptcy. How did you ever wind up in this little town in the middle of nowhere?

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wind up (something) also wind something up

to end or finish something The meeting just wound up, so let's go to lunch now. We should be able to wind the discussion up by 10 o'clock.

See also: up, wind