windup

See also: wind up and wind-up

English

Alternative forms

• wind-up

Noun

windup (plural windups)

1. The act of ending or concluding something.
2. The last part of something; a conclusion.
3. (British) A practical joke or tease.
4. (baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.

Adjective

windup (not comparable)

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

See also

• wind up

Anagrams

• upwind