wind up

/waɪnd ˈʌp/

IPA: /W AY1 N D AH1 P/

verb

1
To wind completely.
“I wound up the spool of rope.”
2
To end up; to arrive or result.
“I followed the signs, and I wound up getting nowhere.”
3
To conclude, complete, or finish.
“Even though he had bad news, he tried to wind up his speech on a positive note.”
4
To tighten by winding or twisting.
“Your pocket watch will run for a long time if you wind up the spring all the way.”
5
To put (a clock, a watch, etc.) in a state of renewed or continued motion, by winding the spring, or that which carries the weight.
6
To excite.
“Try not to wind up the kids too much right before bedtime.”
7
To play a prank (on), to take the mickey (out of) or mock.
“Twenty quid? Are you winding me up?”
8
To upset; to anger or distress.
9
To dissolve a partnership or corporation and liquidate its assets.
10
To make the preparatory movements for a certain kind of pitch.

noun

1
The end or conclusion of something.
“Everyone is invited to our end-of-term wind-up party.”
2
A punch line of a joke or comedy routine.
3
A humorous attempt to fool somebody, a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.
4
The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
5
A circular hand gesture, supposed to represent the winding on of film, used to signal to a performer to finish quickly.

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