wind up
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(verb) give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching, as in baseball |
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Related Words: swing |
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(verb) finally be or do something, as in "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart" |
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Synonyms: end up, finish |
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Related Words: act, move |
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(verb) tighten the spring of (a mechanisms); wind up the toy" |
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Synonyms: wind |
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Related Words: fasten, tighten |
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(verb) of springs |
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Synonyms: wind |
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Related Words: fasten, tighten |
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(verb) be in a certain state as a result of some action or event; "He wound up being unemployed and living at home again" |
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Synonyms: end up, fetch up, finish up, land up |
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Related Words: cease, end, finish, terminate |
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(verb) arouse sexually |
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Synonyms: arouse, excite, sex, turn on |
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Related Words: excite, shake, shake up, stimulate, stir, tempt |
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