wind up meaning and definition

WIND UP verb

Definition of wind up (verb)

1. finally be or do something
   • "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
   • synonyms: end up, fetch up, finish, finish up, land up
2. give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
3. stimulate sexually
   • "This movie usually arouses the male audience"
   • synonyms: arouse, excite, sex, turn on
4. coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
   • "wind your watch"
   • synonyms: wind