wound up

A form of wind up — To wind (rope, string, mainsprings, etc.) completely.

Meanings

verb
  1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of wind up

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectivebrought to a state of great tension

Also see

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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Chicago

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