to wind up

Examples

• All

• Jintz said, "Let's wind this up—we all have a hell of a lot of work to do."

  Fiction book (1990)

• Give me two more weeks to wind this up and I'll quit.

  Fashions of 1934 (1934)

• We were approaching last call, and from what I could tell, those two were making no effort to leave or wind things up.

  Fiction book (2001)

• Well, folks, that winds up our interview with this charming couple.

  An Affair to Remember (1957)

• It'll give me a reason to wind up the staff meeting.

  Monty Python's The Meaning of Life (1983)

• But all of this is a vast digression, and we ought to wind it up or return to the topic.

  Blog text (19)

• Now I'll wind this up with a fairly recent sequence of prose poems.

• The conference will wind up with a speech from the CEO.

• Let's wind up this project so we can focus on the next one.

• After a long debate, the committee decided to wind up the meeting.

Synonyms

E

to end

vsto wind up

∞ 1.0

To stop something or make it finish

means to finish or conclude an activity event or process

F

to finish

vsto wind up

∞ 1.0

To bring something to an end or complete it

refers especially to concluding an activity event or process

C

to close

vsto wind up

∞ 1.0

To finish an event, meeting, or activity

focuses on ending an activity event or process rather than official form

C

to clean up

vsto wind up

• Informal

333 2.7

To finish dealing with things and put them in order

focuses on ending tasks broadly rather than tidying or ordering things

C

to cease

vsto wind up

324 3.6

To stop or come to an end

is the action of finishing activities rather than simply stopping without completion

W

to wrap up

vsto wind up

226 3.0

Finish an activity or task

is used for ending activities often in meetings or tasks

F

to finish up

vsto wind up

190 2.0

To complete an activity or task

is about ending activities and processes rather than general cessation

T

to terminate

vsto wind up

147 4.6

To make something stop or finish

is about concluding an activity rather than focusing on who causes the stop

P

to put an end to

vsto wind up

131 3.0

To make something stop completely

is about ending activities rather than necessarily actively causing them to stop

D

to discontinue

vsto wind up

58 4.2

To stop something that is happening or being given

is about completing activities rather than stopping ongoing supply or provision

C

to call it a night

vsto wind up

• Informal

52 3.2

Stop what you are doing for the evening, usually to go to bed or go home

applies to ending any activity rather than specifically stopping for the night

C

to close up

vsto wind up

44 3.5

To stop a shop or business from operating

is about ending activities generally rather than closing physical places or businesses

W

to wind down

vsto wind up

• Informal

39 3.7

To relax after a busy or stressful time and slowly come to an end

refers to actively bringing activities to an end rather than gradual relaxation

S

to sign off

vsto wind up

37 3.8

To end a broadcast or show, usually with a final remark

is for ending activities generally rather than specifically closing communications

C

to call it quits

vsto wind up

• Informal

34 3.9

To stop doing something because you cannot continue or feel you have done enough

is about ending an activity generally rather than quitting for exhaustion

F

to finish off

vsto wind up

31 2.5

To complete the last part of a task

is about ending the whole activity rather than focusing on last steps

C

to come to a close

vsto wind up

22 3.5

To end, often after a meeting or event

describes bringing an activity event or process to its end

T

to tie up

vsto wind up

22 3.3

Finish the last small details to complete something

is the overall action of ending rather than only finishing details

C

to close out

vsto wind up

19 3.9

Finish a project, account, or process

is the general action of ending activities rather than concluding accounts

C

to clear up

vsto wind up

12 2.6

To finish tasks completely so nothing is left

means ending an activity generally rather than focusing on complete resolution

F

to finish out

vsto wind up

11 4.0

To complete something by adding the final touches

covers ending in general not only adding final touches to close

C

to cap off

vsto wind up

• Informal

7 3.7

Finish something with a special final action like a show or speech

is about ending an activity generally rather than highlighting a dramatic final act

C

to close the book on

vsto wind up

• Informal

5 5.3

Decide that a matter has ended and do nothing more about it

is about ending activities rather than formally ruling out future actions

S

to signal the end

vsto wind up

5 4.1

To show that something is finished

involves bringing activities to an end rather than merely showing they are ending

P

to put a full stop

vsto wind up

• UK

1 3.6

End something completely so it does not continue

means ending an activity but not always stressing complete permanent cessation

M

mop up

vsto wind up

3.7

A final action to complete small remaining tasks

covers ending broadly rather than only cleanup actions after core work

P

to put to bed

vsto wind up

4.7

Finish something completely so no more work is needed

means ending activities generally rather than stressing full resolution after work

T

to terminate the session

vsto wind up

• Specialized

5.8

End a computer or website connection when you finish using it

is the general action of ending activities not limited to technical sessions

C

to call it stumps

vsto wind up

• UK

9.6

To stop working or playing and finish for now

refers to ending activities in general rather than this declaration after work

Antonyms

S

to start

∞ 1.0

To begin an action, event or process

B

to begin

∞ 1.0

To start an activity, event, or speech

How Complete

to wind up

17 3.7

stop

310 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology