wind-up

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Synonyms: wind, wild, kind, mind, bind, find, wend, wing, wind up, wink, rind

Antonyms: wind, wild, kind, mind, bind, find, wend, wing, wind up, wink, rind

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Noun

1. The [[end]] or [[conclusion]] of something.
2. The [[punch line]] of a [[joke]] or comedy routine.
3. {{lb|en|British}} A [[humorous]] attempt to [[fool]] somebody; a [[practical joke]] in which the [[victim]] is encouraged to believe something untrue.
4. {{lb|en|baseball}} The [[phase]] of making a [[pitch]] where the [[pitcher]] moves his or her arm [[backwards]] before throwing the [[ball]].
5. {{lb|en|television}} A [[circular]] [[hand]] [[gesture]], supposed to represent the winding on of [[film]], used to [[signal]] to a [[performer]] to finish quickly.

Adjective

1. Of a [[machine]], [[requiring]] [[wind up|winding up]] [[in order to]] [[function]].

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