windup

(wīnd′up′)

noun

a winding up, or conclusion; close; end
☆ Baseball the act of swinging both arms, sometimes above the head, and then pitching the ball in one continuous motion

adjective

designating or of a mechanical toy, clock, etc. that is set in motion by tightening its operating spring as with a key

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