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Meaning of "wound up" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF WOUND UP

wound up  [waʊnd ʌp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WOUND UP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Wound up is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WOUND UP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Liquidation

In law, liquidation is the process by which a company is brought to an end, and the assets and property of the company are redistributed. Liquidation is also sometimes referred to as winding-up or dissolution, although dissolution technically refers to the last stage of liquidation. The process of liquidation also arises when customs, an authority or agency in a country responsible for collecting and safeguarding customs duties, determines the final computation or ascertainment of the duties or drawback accruing on an entry. Liquidation may either be compulsory or voluntary.

Definition of wound up in the English dictionary

The definition of wound up in the dictionary is anxious or worried.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WOUND UP


lace-up
leɪs ʌp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WOUND UP

woubit
would
would not say boo to a goose
would-be
would´ve
wouldn´t
wouldn´t be seen dead in
wouldst
Woulfe bottle
wound
woundable
wounded
woundedly
wounder
woundily
wounding
woundingly
woundless
woundwort
woundy

WORDS THAT END LIKE WOUND UP

add up
build up
dressed up
end up
fed up
fired up
get the wind up
keep one´s end up
land up
mixed up
on the up and up
put the wind up
read up
round up
screwed up
send up
speed up
stand up
wind up
wrapped up

Synonyms and antonyms of wound up in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WOUND UP»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «wound up» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of wound up

Translation of «wound up» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WOUND UP

Find out the translation of wound up to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of wound up from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «wound up» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

很紧张的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

agitado
570 millions of speakers

English

wound up
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

घाव
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

انتهت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

завелся
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

tenso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গুটান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

énervé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

digulung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

erregt
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

緊張した
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

긴장한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tatu munggah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

vết thương
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காயம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप जखमेच्या
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Yara
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

agitato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

likwidacji
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

завівся
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

lichidare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

εκκαθάριση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gelikwideer
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

avvecklas
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

avviklet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of wound up

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WOUND UP»

The term «wound up» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.842 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WOUND UP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about wound up

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WOUND UP»

Discover the use of wound up in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to wound up and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Clockwork, Or, All Wound Up
Wind up these characters, fit them into a story on a cold winter's evening, with the snow swirling down, and suddenly life and the story begin to merge in a peculiarly macabre - and unstoppable - way. Almost like clockwork .
Philip Pullman, 2004
2
All Wound Up: The Yarn Harlot Writes for a Spin
In 'All Wound Up', Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, the self-proclaimed Yarn Harlot and the "New York Times" bestselling author of 'Free-Range Knitter', offers her third assortment of yarns on knitting.
Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, 2011
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Yarn Harlot: The Secret Life of a Knitter
Every project, from a misshapen hat to the most magnificent sweater, holds a story. Yarn Harlot tells all those stories with humor, insight, and sympathy for the obsessed. Over 50 million people in America knit.
Pearl-McPhee, Stephanie, 2009
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The Ultimate Phrasal Verb Book
This toy doesn't use batteries; you have to wind it up. j= wound up part.adj. After someone turns the handle or key of a mechanical toy, watch, or clock, it is wound up. •g The toy soldier is wound up. Just push the button to make it walk.
Carl W. Hart, 1999
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The Solicitors' Journal and Reporter
directing the company to bo wound up compulsorily, 'the Court may in such last- mentioned order, or in any subsequent order, appoint the voluntary liquidators or any of them, either provisionally or permanently, and either with or without the ...
‎1862
6
The Jurist ..
Where a company is being wound up voluntarily, and the whole or a portion of its property is about to ... of the company being wound up, or may enter into any other arrangement whereby the shareholders of the company being wound up may, ...
‎1858
7
A Manual on the Winding Up of Companies by the Court of ...
having the same wound up by the Court, the Court may, adopt pro- if it thinks fit, notwithstanding that it makes an order ^junuiry' directing the Company to be wound up by the Court, pro- winding up vide in such order or in any other order for ...
Joseph Smith Taylor, 1865
8
Investment in Greater China: Opportunities & Challenges for ...
Voluntary winding-up proceedings are covered under sec 228 which provides that a company may be wound up voluntarily when events specified in the memorandum and articles occur; or the company has adopted a special resolution that ...
Cch Asia, Cch, 2003
9
Corporations and Partnerships in South Africa
In the case of a voluntary winding-up, the Act provides that, notwithstanding anything contained in its articles, a company which is being wound up in this manner, remains a corporate body and retains all its powers as such, but from the  ...
Michele Kyra Havenga, Natania Locke, 2010
10
Corporations Law in Australia
It is not necessary for the corporation to be insolvent as it may well be wound up for a variety of other reasons. Consequently, even a financially-sound corporation may sometimes be wound up. Often it is the case that winding up on the ...
Roman Tomasic, Stephen Bottomley, Rob McQueen, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WOUND UP»

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Whitney and Amy: worlds-apart artists who wound up in the same …
Amy Winehouse, with her 'cool, critical gaze', and Whitney Houston, the wide-eyed innocent, both wound up in the same place. Photograph: Getty Images and ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
2
Flag flap: How the pride flag wound up on city hall
Reno Mayor Hillary Schieve, who has been a vocal supporter of the LGBT community and its fight for marriage equality, doesn't dispute the fact she asked that ... «Reno Gazette Journal, Jul 15»
3
How a homeless Satanic monument wound up in Detroit
Baphomet is part man and part animal. The goat-headed Satanic symbol is often shown with one arm pointing upward and the other pointing down. He is even ... «Detroit Metro Times, Jul 15»
4
FBI investigating how Sandra Bland wound up dead after a simple …
The FBI is investigating how a black woman named Sandra Bland wound up dead in a jail cell on Monday in Waller County, Texas, after being pulled over for a ... «Mashable, Jul 15»
5
I could have wound up in prison, Obama tells inmates
Obama's focus on criminal justice reform this week wound up being interrupted by other news, including the conclusion of negotiations over Iran's nuclear ... «Politico, Jul 15»
6
Ford can pursue lawsuit after Explorers wound up in China
Ford Motor Co. has been granted the ability to pursue its lawsuit against a fleet customer it claims wrongfully exported vehicles to China and failed to buy ... «Automotive News, Jun 15»
7
Victim Describes Severity of His High School Stabbing Wound
He wound up losing 40 pounds, dropping to 100, and spent weeks in intensive care. He said doctors gave him just a 20 percent chance to survive and only last ... «New York Times, Jun 15»
8
How the Redskins name controversy wound up in a Supreme Court …
Some critics of the Redskins name have compared it to the controversy over continued use of the Confederate battle flag, arguing that the justifications for both ... «Washington Post, Jun 15»
9
How Napoleon's penis wound up in New Jersey
This week marked the bicentenary of the Battle of Waterloo. The epic clash saw the final defeat of the French emperor Napoleon, who, despite his supposedly ... «Toronto Star, Jun 15»
10
Officials ID man who wound up along banks of White Rock Creek
Updated June 24 by Naheed Rajwani: The Dallas County medical examiner's office identified the man as Francisco Valerio, 61. His cause of death has not yet ... «Dallas Morning News, Jun 15»

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