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wind something down — BRING TO A CLOSE/END, wind up, close down. → wind … Useful english dictionary
ˌwind (sth) ˈdown — phrasal verb to end gradually, or to finish something gradually The party started to wind down around 2.00 am.[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
wind something up — 1 Richard wound up the meeting: CONCLUDE, bring to an end/close, end, terminate; informal wrap up. 2 the company has been wound up: CLOSE (DOWN), dissolve, put into liquidation. → wind … Useful english dictionary
wind something up — 1) Richard wound up the meeting Syn: conclude, bring to an end/close, terminate; informal wrap up 2) the company has been wound up Syn: close (down), dissolve, put into liquidation … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
wind — [waɪnd] verb wound PTandPP [waʊnd] wind something → down phrasal verb [transitive] COMMERCE to gradually reduce the work of a business or organization so that it can be closed down completely: • The company has been winding down its business for… … Financial and business terms
run something down — 1 she finally ran a copy of the book down: FIND, discover, locate, track down, trace, unearth. 2 employers ran down their workforces gradually: REDUCE, cut back on, downsize, decrease … Useful english dictionary
wind — 1 /wInd/ noun 1 AIR (C, U) moving air, especially when it moves strongly or quickly in a current: a 70 mile an hour wind | branches swaying in the wind | the wind blows: A gentle wind was blowing through the trees. | strong/high winds: The… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
wind — wind1 [wɪnd] noun 1》 the perceptible natural movement of the air, especially in the form of a current blowing from a particular direction. ↘the rush of air caused by a fast moving body. 2》 breath as needed in physical exertion, speech,… … English new terms dictionary
wind down — 1》 (of a clockwork mechanism) gradually lose power. 2》 informal relax. 3》 (also wind something down) draw or bring gradually to a close. → winds … English new terms dictionary
whistle something down the wind — let something go; abandon something ■ turn a trained hawk loose by casting it off with the wind … Useful english dictionary
