What does wound up tight mean?
What does wound up tight mean?
(waʊnd ʌp ) adjective. If someone is wound up, they are very tense and nervous or angry.
What does wound up like a clock mean?
Fig. to get someone set to do a lot of talking. (Fig. on winding up a clock.) The excitement of the day wound Kelly up and she talked almost all night.
What does wound up like an 8 day clock mean?
Before batteries and household electricity were used to power clocks, most clocks had to be wound by hand to keep operating. Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day.
What is another word for wound up?
What is another word for wound up?
| tense | upset |
|---|---|
| stressed out | agitated |
| anxious | uptight |
| keyed up | edgy |
| worried | nervous |
Can you stop an 8 day clock?
Eight-day clocks were designed so they only had to be wound every eighth day and the movement only turned in a clockwise direction. Therefore, someone with an appearance objectionable enough to stop the clock and send the movement spinning in the wrong and opposite direction would be ugly indeed.
What is a wound up watch spring?
A mainspring is a spiral torsion spring of metal ribbon—commonly spring steel—used as a power source in mechanical watches, some clocks, and other clockwork mechanisms. Winding the timepiece, by turning a knob or key, stores energy in the mainspring by twisting the spiral tighter.
What means wound up?
wound up also winded up; winding up; winds up. Definition of wind up (Entry 3 of 3) transitive verb. 1 : to bring to a conclusion : end. 2a : to put in order for the purpose of bringing to an end winds up the meeting.
Should you wash a wound every day?
The best practice: For minor wounds, cleanse the affected location with a copious quantity of warm, soapy water at least once a day. In more complicated wounds, e.g. pressure sores, your provider may have you wash out the wound two to three times a day to help prevent infection.
What is a word for being alive?
In this page you can discover 87 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for alive, like: living, spirited, live, stirring, zestful, existing, having life, animate, breathing, existent and subsisting.
Has a face that would stop a clock?
face (that) would stop a clock 1. A face that is strikingly or shockingly unattractive. His physique was remarkable, but unfortunately he was cursed with a face that would stop a clock. She is extraordinarily bright, but her face could stop a clock.