ALL meanings of winding-up
wind·ing-up
W w - verb without object winding-up to change direction; bend; turn; take a frequently bending course; meander: The river winds through the forest. 1
- verb without object winding-up to have a circular or spiral course or direction. 1
- verb without object winding-up to coil or twine about something: The ivy winds around the house. 1
- verb without object winding-up to proceed circuitously or indirectly. 1
- verb without object winding-up to undergo winding or winding up. 1
- verb without object winding-up to be twisted or warped, as a board. 1
- verb with object winding-up to encircle or wreathe, as with something twined, wrapped, or placed about. 1
- verb with object winding-up to roll or coil (thread, string, etc.) into a ball, on a spool, or the like (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object winding-up to remove or take off by unwinding (usually followed by off or from): She wound the thread off the bobbin. 1
- verb with object winding-up to twine, fold, wrap, or place about something. 1
- verb with object winding-up to make (a mechanism) operational by tightening the mainspring with a key (often followed by up): to wind a clock; to wind up a toy. 1
- verb with object winding-up to haul or hoist by means of a winch, windlass, or the like (often followed by up). 1
- verb with object winding-up to make (one's or its way) in a bending or curving course: The stream winds its way through the woods. 1
- verb with object winding-up to make (one's or its way) by indirect, stealthy, or devious procedure: to wind one's way into another's confidence. 1
- noun winding-up the act of winding. 1
- noun winding-up a single turn, twist, or bend of something wound: If you give it another wind, you'll break the mainspring. 1
- noun winding-up a twist producing an uneven surface. 1
- idioms winding-up out of wind, (of boards, plasterwork, etc.) flat and true. 1
- noun winding-up the process of finishing or closing something, esp the process of closing down a business 0
- noun winding-up A term used when a company is wound up (goes into liquidation), or when a partnership is dissolved. 0