wind up v 1: finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" [syn: {finish up}, {land up}, {fetch up}, {end up}, {finish}] 2: give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching 3: stimulate sexually; "This movie usually arouses the male audience" [syn: {arouse}, {sex}, {excite}, {turn on}] 4: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem; "wind your watch" [syn: {wind}]