| VERB | change | wind up, finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, finish | finally be or do something |
|---|---|---|---|
| motion | wind up | give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching | |
| emotion | wind up, arouse, sex, excite, turn on | stimulate sexually | |
| contact | wind up, wind | coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem |
| Meaning | finally be or do something. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s VERB-ing | |
| Synonyms | finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, finish | |
| Broader | act, move | Perform an action, or work out or perform (an action) |
| Catalan | acabar | |
| Spanish | acabar, terminar | |
| Nouns | windup | a concluding action |
| Meaning | Give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Category | baseball, baseball game | A ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players |
| Broader | swing | Move in a curve or arc, usually with the intent of hitting |
| Meaning | stimulate sexually. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
| Model | The performance is likely to wind up Sue | |
| Synonyms | arouse, sex, excite, turn on | |
| Entailed by | tease | To arouse hope, desire, or curiosity without satisfying them |
| Narrower | tempt | try to seduce |
| Broader | stimulate, shake, shake up, excite, stir | Stir the feelings, emotions, or peace of |
| Catalan | animar, despertar, excitar | |
| Meaning | coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonym | wind | |
| Entails | turn | change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense |
| Broader | tighten, fasten | make tight / tight or tighter / tighter |
| Catalan | aixecar, pujar | |