All wind up synonyms
wind up
W w verb wind up
- make ready β the state or condition of being ready.
- jape β to jest; joke; gibe.
- call it quits β to agree to end a dispute, contest, etc, agreeing that honours are even
- excite β Cause strong feelings of enthusiasm and eagerness in (someone).
- button down β (of a shirt collar) having buttonholes so it can be buttoned to the body of the shirt.
- intermitted β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- culminate β If you say that an activity, process, or series of events culminates in or with a particular event, you mean that event happens at the end of it.
- go whole hog β Nautical. (of a hull) to have less than the proper amount of sheer because of structural weakness; arch. Compare sag (def 6a).
- achieve β If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.
- give over β to present voluntarily and without expecting compensation; bestow: to give a birthday present to someone.
- finish β to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- come to a halt β stop suddenly
- overexcite β to excite too much.
- come to an end β to become completed or exhausted
- come of β to be descended from
- become of β to happen to; be the fate of
- end β Come or bring to a final point; finish.
- nark β a government agent or detective charged with the enforcement of laws restricting the use of narcotics.
- do justice to β to show to full advantage
- cinching β a strong girth used on stock saddles, having a ring at each end to which a strap running from the saddle is secured.
- deliver the goods β to produce or perform something promised or expected
- consummate β You use consummate to describe someone who is extremely skilful.
- blow off β If you blow something off, you ignore it or choose not to deal with it.
- go the distance β the extent or amount of space between two things, points, lines, etc.
- give notice β warn, inform
- mop up β a bundle of coarse yarn, a sponge, or other absorbent material, fastened at the end of a stick or handle for washing floors, dishes, etc.
- deal with β When you deal with something or someone that needs attention, you give your attention to them, and often solve a problem or make a decision concerning them.
- get it together β to achieve one's full potential, either generally as a person or in a particular field of activity
- get with it β (in children's games) the player called upon to perform some task, as, in tag, the one who must catch the other players.
- make short work of β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- nerve β one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- hang up β the way in which a thing hangs.
- conclude β If you conclude that something is true, you decide that it is true using the facts you know as a basis.
- determine β If a particular factor determines the nature of a thing or event, it causes it to be of a particular kind.
- liquidate β to settle or pay (a debt): to liquidate a claim.
- fruited β having or bearing fruit.
- intermitting β to discontinue temporarily; suspend.
- look after β to turn one's eyes toward something or in some direction in order to see: He looked toward the western horizon and saw the returning planes.
- get through β to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- carry through β If you carry something through, you do it or complete it, often in spite of difficulties.
- fruiting β any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
- infuriate β to make furious; enrage.
- button up β to fasten (a garment) with a button or buttons
- do one's thing β a material object without life or consciousness; an inanimate object.
- make good β morally excellent; virtuous; righteous; pious: a good man.
- madden β to anger or infuriate: The delays maddened her.
- give up β the quality or state of being resilient; springiness.
- be-have β to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.