Stop and Wind up

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Stop

Stop verb - To come to an end.
Usage example: the music stopped but we kept on dancing
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Wind up is a synonym for stop in finish topic. In some cases you can use "Wind up" instead a verb "Stop".
Nearby Words: stopped, stopper, stopping, stopover

Wind up

Wind up verb - To bring (an event) to a natural or appropriate stopping point.
Usage example: try to wind up the performance, as we're almost out of time
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Stop is a synonym for wind up in continue topic. You can use "Stop" instead the word "Wind up" as a verb or a noun.

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  • Sleep Cute They wind up riding past the stop and all the way around again, because Kaoru couldn't wake her.
    Source: Sleep Cute
  • Web Animation / Star Trek Redemption So we go into the past to stop him, and wind up...in the events of the first film?
    Source: Web Animation / Star Trek Redemption
  • Her Code Name Was "Mary Sue" He gets feedback from the crew who call him on the Sueness and edits the comic accordingly, only to wind up with a version of the comic where he's powerless to stop the monster and everyone dies.
    Source: Her Code Name Was "Mary Sue"
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