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I . wind up VB trans

3. wind up Brit inf (tease):

to wind up sb

4. wind up inf (annoy):

to wind up sb

I . wind-up [ˈwaɪndʌp] N

2. wind-up usu sing Brit inf:

Jux m inf

II . wind-up [ˈwaɪndʌp] ADJ attr

wind-up radio, phone charger, watch:

partial wind-up N CORP STRUCT

Specialized Vocabulary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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As they attempt to open the cylinder, they wind up triggering an alarm that calls all of the transformed humans to defend it.
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Every few hours the lightkeeper would wind up the rotating beacon or blinder.
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We wind up with a tinpot dictator and a woman shown to be felonious -- and democracy has fled.
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The shrinking of financial portfolios has made it especially tough for spouses who wind up paying child support for children from multiple marriages.
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The toys then wind up at the dump.
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For instance, capital notes are subordinated securities; they would rank behind senior debt in a wind up.
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If a band did not play there they would wind up there for beers later.
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Claims-made coverage also makes it harder for insureds to switch insurers, as well as to wind up and shut down their operations.
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As they wind up separate, they meet other people and fall in with other people who are friends, enemies and passing acquaintances.
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The girls run from the school and wind up going for a joyride in a car they find left with the keys in the ignition.
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