wind up
28 synonyms found
- abort
- button up
- carry to completion
- clean up
- climax
- close out
- close up
- conclude
- crown
- culminate
- finalize
- finish off
- finish up
- get done
- get it over
- get through
- get through with
- get up steam
- load
- mop up
- perorate
- prime
- round out
- steam up
- top off
- top out
- warm up
- wrap up
Definition
(n) :
a humorous attempt to fool somebody, a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue
"even though he had bad news, he tried to wind up his speech on a positive note."