WIND UP


Meaning of WIND UP in English

I .

( informal ) ( of a person ) to find yourself in a particular place or situation :

I always said he would wind up in prison.

[+ -ing ]

We eventually wound up staying in a little hotel a few miles from town.

[+ adj ]

If you take risks like that you'll wind up dead.

II .

wind up | ˌwind sth ↔ ˈup

to bring sth such as a speech or meeting to an end :

The speaker was just winding up when the door was flung open.

If we all agree, let's wind up the discussion.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.