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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:
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
