āĻ āύā§āϏāύā§āϧāĻžāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻ āĻāĻŋāϧāĻžāύā§āϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
āĻāĻĒāύāĻžāϰ āĻāĻžāώāĻž āύāĻŋāϰā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāύ āĻāϰā§āύ
wind up
/wËaÉĒnd ËĘp/
to wind up
[phrase form: wind]
01
āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰāĻž, āϏāĻŽāĻžāĻĒā§āϤāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to bring something to a conclusion or resolution, often in a way that was unexpected or unplanned
Intransitive
Transitive: to wind up an activity
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We need to wind up the discussion and make a decision.
āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϞā§āĻāύāĻž āĻļā§āώ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§ āĻāĻŦāĻ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻŋāĻĻā§āϧāĻžāύā§āϤ āύāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
02
āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻāϰāĻŽ āĻāϰāĻž
to engage in activities that bring out sexual excitement or anticipation
Transitive: to wind up sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The couple used role-playing to wind each other up and explore their fantasies.
āĻĻāĻŽā§āĻĒāϤāĻŋ āĻāĻā§ āĻ
āĻĒāϰāĻā§ āĻāϤā§āϤā§āĻāĻŋāϤ āĻāϰāϤ⧠āĻāĻŦāĻ āϤāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāϞā§āĻĒāύāĻžāĻā§āϞāĻŋ āĻ
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03
āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰāĻž, āĻšāĻžāϤ āĻā§āϰāĻžāύā§
to prepare for throwing something by giving one's arm a starting swing
Transitive: to wind up one's arm or an implement
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Winding up his club, the golfer prepared for a precise swing.
āϤāĻžāϰ āĻā§āϞāĻžāĻŦ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻāϰā§, āĻāϞā§āĻĢāĻžāϰ āĻāĻāĻāĻŋ āϏāĻ āĻŋāĻ āϏā§āĻāĻāϝāĻŧā§āϰ āĻāύā§āϝ āĻĒā§āϰāϏā§āϤā§āϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧā§āĻāĻŋāϞāĨ¤
04
āĻāĻžāĻŦāĻŋ āĻĻā§āĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āĻāĻĄāĻŧāĻžāύā§
to twist a part of a machine to make its spring tight and ready to work
Transitive: to wind up a device
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We have to wind up the toy car before it can move.
āĻā§āϞāύāĻž āĻāĻžāĻĄāĻŧāĻŋāĻāĻŋ āĻāϞāĻžāϰ āĻāĻā§ āĻāĻŽāĻžāĻĻā§āϰ āĻāĻāĻŋ āĻā§āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧā§ āĻĻāĻŋāϤ⧠āĻšāĻŦā§āĨ¤
05
āĻ āĻžāĻā§āĻāĻž āĻāϰāĻž, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻšāĻžāϏ āĻāϰāĻž
to playfully tease someone by saying things that are not true
Transitive: to wind up sb
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Winding up a friend with a harmless prank can bring a smile to everyone involved.
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06
āĻļā§āώ āĻšāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž, āύāĻŋāĻā§āĻā§ āĻā§āĻāĻā§ āĻĒāĻžāĻāϝāĻŧāĻž
to accidentally end up in a particular situation or place as a result of a series of events
Intransitive: to wind up in a place or situation
Transitive: to wind up doing sth
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
We went on a spontaneous road trip and wound up camping under the stars.
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