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WIND UP

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Finally be or do something

Example:

he wound up being unemployed and living at home again

Synonyms:

end up; fetch up; finish; finish up; land up; wind up

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "wind up" is one way to...):

act; move (perform an action, or work out or perform (an action))

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s VERB-ing

Derivation:

windup (a concluding action)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem

Example:

wind your watch

Synonyms:

wind; wind up

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "wind up" is one way to...):

fasten; tighten (make tight or tighter)

"Wind up" entails doing...:

turn (change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wind up"):

rewind (wind (up) again)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 3

Meaning:

Stimulate sexually

Example:

This movie usually arouses the male audience

Synonyms:

arouse; excite; sex; turn on; wind up

Classified under:

Verbs of feeling

Hypernyms (to "wind up" is one way to...):

excite; shake; shake up; stimulate; stir (stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "wind up"):

tempt (try to seduce)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody

Sentence example:

The performance is likely to wind up Sue

Sense 4

Meaning:

Give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Hypernyms (to "wind up" is one way to...):

swing (move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting)

Domain category:

ball; baseball; baseball game (a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

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