ALL meanings of windup
wind·up
W w - noun windup An act of concluding or finishing something. 1
- noun windup the conclusion of any action, activity, etc.; the end or close. 1
- noun windup a final act or part. 1
- noun windup Baseball. the preparatory movements of the arm before pitching a ball. Compare stretch (def 22). 1
- noun windup Informal. a mechanical object, as a toy or wristwatch, that is driven by a spring or similar mechanism that must be wound. 1
- noun windup an act or instance of winding up. 1
- adjective windup A windup device is a mechanical device with a handle or key that you turn several times before you use it in order to make it work. 0
- noun windup a winding up, or conclusion; close; end 0
- noun windup the act of swinging both arms, sometimes above the head, and then pitching the ball in one continuous motion 0
- adjective windup designating or of a mechanical toy, clock, etc. that is set in motion by tightening its operating spring as with a key 0