Dictionary / Vocabulary / ねじを巻く
ねじをまく
to wind (e.g. a watch); to give (someone) a good prodding; to make (someone) shape up
Also written ネジを巻く、螺子を巻く
時計のネジを巻くのを忘れたので、止まってしまったんです。
I forgot to wind my watch up, so it stopped.