The difference between Banter and Wind up

When used as verbs, banter means to engage in banter or playful conversation, whereas wind up means to wind completely.


Banter is also noun with the meaning: good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

check bellow for the other definitions of Banter and Wind up

  1. Banter as a noun:

    Good-humoured, playful, typically spontaneous conversation.

  1. Banter as a verb (intransitive):

    To engage in banter or playful conversation.

  2. Banter as a verb (intransitive):

    To play or do something amusing.

  3. Banter as a verb (transitive):

    To tease (someone) mildly.

  4. Banter as a verb (transitive):

    To joke about; to ridicule (a trait, habit, etc.).

  5. Banter as a verb (transitive):

    To delude or trick; to play a prank upon.

  6. Banter as a verb (transitive, US, Southern and Western, colloquial):

    To challenge to a match.

  1. Wind up as a noun:

  1. Wind up as a verb (literally):

    To wind completely.

    Examples:

    "I wound up the spool of rope."

  2. Wind up as a verb:

    To end up; to arrive or result.

    Examples:

    "I followed the signs, and I wound up getting nowhere."

  3. Wind up as a verb:

    To conclude, complete, or finish.

    Examples:

    "Even though he had bad news, he tried to wind up his speech on a positive note."

  4. Wind up as a verb:

    To tighten by winding or twisting.

    Examples:

    "Your pocket watch will run for a long time if you wind up the spring all the way."

  5. Wind up as a verb:

    To put (a clock, a watch, etc.) in a state of renewed or continued motion, by winding the spring, or that which carries the weight.

  6. Wind up as a verb:

    To excite.

    Examples:

    "Try not to wind up the kids too much right before bedtime."

  7. Wind up as a verb (British):

    To play a prank, to take the mickey or mock.

    Examples:

    "Twenty quid? Are you winding me up?"

  8. Wind up as a verb:

    To dissolve a partnership or corporation and liquidate its assets.

  9. Wind up as a verb (baseball):

    To make the preparatory movements for a certain kind of pitch.

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