wind sb up
(DECEIVE) UK informal — phrasal verb with wind /waɪnd/ verb (wound, wound)Definition
› to tell someone something that is not true in order to make a joke: Are you serious or are you just trying to wind me up?Teasing
(Definition of wind sb up (DECEIVE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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