put the wind up

Verb

Meaning

put the wind up (third-person singular simple present puts the wind up, present participle putting the wind up, simple past and past participle put the wind up)

(informal, transitive, Britain) To frighten or disturb.

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Antonyms

uplifted

Related terms

get the wind up have the wind up

Close letter words and terms

put the tin lid on it put the toothpaste back in the tube put the touch on put the wind up someone put the wood in the hole put the world to rights