wound-upadj.

Brit.

/ˈwaʊndʌp/, U.S.

/ˈwaʊndˌəp/

Etymology: < wound, past participle of wind v.¹ + up adv.¹

That has undergone winding up (see wind v.¹ 20, to wind up at Phrasal verbs).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > tension > [adjective]

tautc1275

rigid?a1425

high-strung1653

wound-up1788

stretched1799

high-toned1804

overstrung1810

intense1817

tense1821

high-tuned1827

screwed-up1829

twittery1840

high-keyed1848

strung-up1853

strained1863

tensioned1872

twitchy1874

keyed-up1885

tensed1911

uptight1934

wired1970

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > wind-up

wind-up1784

wound-up1853

society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [adjective] > wound-up or down

wound-up1853

wound-down1939

society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > hoisted or lowered with winch, etc.

wound-up1973

wound-down1974

the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > raised > by winding

wound-up1973

1788 J. Woodforde Diary 27 Nov. (1927) III. 68 Ben returned about 4 o'clock this Aft. completely wound up, eat no Dinner but went directly to sleep in a Chair.

1837 C. J. Lever Harry Lorrequer i All were breathless in their wound-up anxiety to hear of their countryman.

1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xxxix. 394 That..old gentleman is still murmuring, like some wound-up instrument running down.

1973 A. Grey Some put their Trust in Chariots v. 22 The wound-up windows of the car.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	wound-up
释义	wound-upadj. Brit. /ˈwaʊndʌp/, U.S. /ˈwaʊndˌəp/ Etymology: < wound, past participle of wind v.¹ + up adv.¹ That has undergone winding up (see wind v.¹ 20, to wind up at Phrasal verbs). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > excitement > nervous excitement > tension > [adjective] tautc1275 rigid?a1425 high-strung1653 wound-up1788 stretched1799 high-toned1804 overstrung1810 intense1817 tense1821 high-tuned1827 screwed-up1829 twittery1840 high-keyed1848 strung-up1853 strained1863 tensioned1872 twitchy1874 keyed-up1885 tensed1911 uptight1934 wired1970 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > wind-up wind-up1784 wound-up1853 society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > mechanism > [adjective] > wound-up or down wound-up1853 wound-down1939 society > occupation and work > materials > derived or manufactured material > materials having undergone process > [adjective] > hoisted or lowered with winch, etc. wound-up1973 wound-down1974 the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > raised > by winding wound-up1973 1788 J. Woodforde Diary 27 Nov. (1927) III. 68 Ben returned about 4 o'clock this Aft. completely wound up, eat no Dinner but went directly to sleep in a Chair. 1837 C. J. Lever Harry Lorrequer i All were breathless in their wound-up anxiety to hear of their countryman. 1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xxxix. 394 That..old gentleman is still murmuring, like some wound-up instrument running down. 1973 A. Grey Some put their Trust in Chariots v. 22 The wound-up windows of the car. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1928; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adj.1788
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