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has the wind up

has the wind up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have the wind up.

Meaning of have the wind up

Verb

have the wind up (third-person singular simple present has the wind up, present participle having the wind up, simple past and past participle had the wind up)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To be frightened or disturbed.

Questions about has the wind up

What is has the wind up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Has the wind up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of have the wind up.

Words near has the wind up in the dictionary

  1. has the pas of someone
  2. has the pleasure
  3. has the right time
  4. has the sun in one's eyes
  5. has the tiger by the tail
  6. has the wind up
  7. has the wolf by the ear
  8. has the world by the bag
  9. has the world by the balls
  10. has the world by the neck
  11. has the world by the nuts

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