Definitions for wound up
wound up

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1. aroused, wound upadjective

   brought to a state of great tension

   "all wound up for a fight"

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1. wound up

   "Wound up" is a term that can refer to several different situations, depending on the context. 1) If a person is "wound up," they are very tense or anxious, which is usually due to the stress of a particular situation. This phrase is typically used in British English. 2) When referring to a business or company, "wound up" means that the operations have been completed and the company has been dissolved or closed down. 3) If a toy or device is "wound up," it means it has been given tension by turning a key or handle to make it work. 4) In colloquial English, "wound up" can refer to ending up in a particular place or situation as result of one’s actions. This is also closely related to the phrase "end up." Example: "He wound up living in New York after years of traveling." 5) In law, winding up is the process of selling all the assets of a corporation, paying off creditors, distributing any remaining assets to the principals, and then dissolving the business.

How to pronounce wound up?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of wound up in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of wound up in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of wound up in a Sentence

1. Carol Burnett:

   She got sober when she was 17, i put her in a third rehab place, and oh my God, she hated me. I came to the conclusion that I had to love her enough to let her hate me. She got sober and we started bonding. We wound up working together, writing a play together. We worked together in three shows.

2. Caitlyn Jenner:

   It was voting day and I thought the only thing out here in California that I worry about, which affects people, is the propositions that were out there, and I didn't see any propositions that I really had Election Day or the other. And so Election Day was Election Day and I just couldn't get excited about Election Day. And I just wound up going to play golf and I said,' I'm not doing Election Day.'.

3. William Hazlitt:

   The mind of man is like a clock that is always running down, and requires to be constantly wound up.

4. Pete Buttigieg:

   You will never know who's taking their lead from you, who's watching you and deciding that they can be a little braver, because you have been brave, when I was trying to figure out who I was, I was afraid that who I was might mean that I could never make a difference. And what wound up happening instead, is that it's a huge part of the difference I get to make.

5. Tony Visconti:

   We were listening to a lot of Kendrick Lamar, we wound up with nothing like that, but we loved the fact Kendrick was so open-minded and he didn't do a straight-up hip-hop record. He threw everything on there, and that's exactly what we wanted to do. The goal, in many, many ways, was to avoid rock roll.

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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