plural of winding-up

(US, dialect, intransitive) To draw oneself up suddenly, as in anger or defiance; to bristle up.

To fasten up. / To pull or raise with a jerk. / To attach (a horse, etc.) to a vehicle.

(UK, slang) fond of travelling at high speeds

A speed of 100 miles an hour, especially on a motorbike.

(nautical, intransitive) To blow with increasing freshness.

(colloquial) Actual; unambiguous; plain, with no bones about it. / Describing an alcoholic drink which has been served straight up.

Alternative form of straight up

simple past tense and past participle of wait up

present participle of wait up