wind up

(noun) a concluding action. Synonyms: completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up.

(verb) finally be or do something. Synonyms: finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish. Examples: "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart." "He wound up being unemployed and living at home again."

(verb) give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching. Synonyms: wind up.

(verb) stimulate sexually. Synonyms: arouse, sex, excite, turn on, wind up. Example: "This movie usually arouses the male audience."

(verb) coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem. Synonyms: wind, wind up. Example: "Wind your watch."

(adj) operated by a mechanism. Synonyms: windup(prenominal). Example: "Windup toys."