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winds upverbpresent tense third-person singular of wind up to bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping pointtry to wind up the performance, as we're almost out of time closes, closes out, completes, concludes, ends, finishes, rounds (off or out), terminates, wraps up climaxes, crownsconsummates, perfectshalts, stops, suspends puts paid to(chiefly British), rings down the curtain (on) begins, commences, inaugurates, opens, starts to come to an endher speeches usually wind up with one last joke breaks off, breaks up, ceases, closes, concludes, dead-ends, determines, dies, discontinues, elapses, ends, expires, finishes, goes, halts, lapses, leaves off, lets up, passes, quits, stops, terminates, winks (out) desists (from), lays off (of), refrains (from)gives over(British), knocks off, packs (up or in)breaks down, conks (out), cuts out, stallspauses, stays, suspendsabates, peters (out), winds down bites the dust continues, hangs on, persists draws out, extends, prolongs, protracts |