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wind-up

or wind·up (wīnd′ŭp′)

a. The act of bringing something to an end.

b. A concluding part; a conclusion.

2. Baseball The series of movements of a pitcher, including the swinging back of the arm and the raising of the forward foot, preparatory to pitching the ball. A wind-up is usually used when there are no base runners or when the bases are loaded.

adj.

Operated by a spring that is wound up by hand.

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wind-up

noun (Informal) joke, gag (informal), lark, prank, jest, practical joke At first I didn't believe it and thought it was a wind-up by one of my mates.

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wind-up

or windup
noun

1. A concluding or terminating:

cease, cessation, close, closing, closure, completion, conclusion, consummation, end, ending, end of the line, finish, period, stop, stopping point, termination, terminus, wrap-up.

2. The last part:

close, conclusion, end, ending, finale, finish, last, termination, wrap-up.

Translations

wind-up

[ˈwaɪndʌp] N

1. (Brit) (= joke) → tomadura f de pelo

2. = winding-up

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wind-up

(US) = winding-up

(Brit inf: = joke) → Witz m

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