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 Definitions of windup  [ˈwaɪndˌʌp]  

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Definition of 'windup' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) windup
the conclusion of any action, activity, etc.; end or close.

2.  windup
Baseball. the preparatory movements of the pitcher's arm before pitching a ball.

3. (adj.) windup
made to function by the manual winding of an internal spring or the like:
windup toys.

Etymology:  (1565–75)

Definition of 'windup' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (adj) completion, culmination, closing, windup, mop up
a concluding action

2. (adj) windup(a)
operated by a mechanism
"windup toys"



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