Wind up

/waɪnd ˈʌp/

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.

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.

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