windup

See also: wind up and wind-up

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Noun

windup (plural windups)

  1. The act of ending or concluding something.
  2. The last part of something; a conclusion.
  3. (Britain) A practical joke or tease.
  4. (baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.
  5. (US, figuratively) A long explanation of some line of thought to reach a certain conclusion.
    • 2017 October 3, Mark Walsh, “A “view” from the courtroom: A big windup on partisan gerrymandering”, in SCOTUSblog‎:
      After this long windup, Smith says, “Is there a question there, your honor?” He says it not in an evasive way, but with a smile.

Adjective

windup (not comparable)

  1. Operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand.

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