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wound up

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Adj.1.wound up - brought to a state of great tension; "all wound up for a fight"
tense - in or of a state of physical or nervous tension

wound up
adjective tense, strained, wired (slang), nervous, anxious, restless, edgy, jittery (informal), uptight (informal), on edge, jumpy, twitchy (informal), overwrought, fidgety, keyed up I was too wound up to sleep.
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wound up [ˌwaʊndˈʌp] adjteso/a
wound up [ˌwaʊndˈʌp] adjteso/a


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"Yes," said Dorothy, and wound up Number One, under the left arm.
Behind him stalked with regular, jerky steps, the famous machine-man called Tik-tok, who had been wound up by Dorothy for the occasion.
Dorothy ran around and got the key again and wound up Tik-tok under his left arm, after which he could speak plainly again.
 
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