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wind up
Ⅰ wind (sth) up — phrasal verb with wind /waɪnd/ verb (wound, wound) ► F0 to end, or to make an activity end: » I think it's about time we wound this meeting up.» We need to wind up now, we've only got five minutes.Thesaurus+: ↑Causing something to end , ↑Coming to an end
Ⅱ wind up INFORMAL — phrasal verb with wind /waɪnd/ verb (wound, wound) ► F0 to find yourself in an unexpected and usually unpleasant situation, especially as a result of what you do: » If he carries on like this he's going to wind up in prison!» You don't want to wind up homeless, do you?Thesaurus+: ↑Coming to an end , ↑Causing something to end |