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windup definition

wind·up (wīnd′up′)

noun

  1. a winding up, or conclusion; close; end
  2. ☆ 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

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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