Wind up
/ˈwʌɪndʌp/B1
PreIntermediate
1. To come to a conclusion or end a process.
- The meeting finally wound up after three hours.
- We need to wind up this project by next week.
2. To end up in a particular state, often unexpected.
- He wound up in Paris, even though his flight was originally to London.
- If you keep spending money like that, you'll wind up broke.
3. To irritate or annoy someone.
- She's just trying to wind you up by making those comments.
- He always winds me up with his constant complaining.
4. To tense or excite, often used in the form of 'wound up'.
- The kids always get so wound up before going to the amusement park.
- I get wound up before big presentations at work.
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