wind-up
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/ˈwaɪndˌʌp/
English
Definitions
noun
- The end or conclusion of something.“Everyone is invited to our end-of-term wind-up party.”
- A punch line of a joke or comedy routine.
- A humorous attempt to fool somebody, a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.
- The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
adjective
- (of a machine) Needing to be wound up in order to function.
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