Definitions from Wiktionary (wind-up)
▸ noun: The end or conclusion of something.
▸ noun: The punch line of a joke or comedy routine.
▸ noun: (British) A humorous attempt to fool somebody; a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.
▸ noun: (baseball) The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
▸ noun: (television) A circular hand gesture, supposed to represent the winding on of film, used to signal to a performer to finish quickly.
▸ adjective: (of a machine) Needing to be wound up in order to function.
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▸ noun: The end or conclusion of something.
▸ noun: The punch line of a joke or comedy routine.
▸ noun: (British) A humorous attempt to fool somebody; a practical joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.
▸ noun: (baseball) The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
▸ noun: (television) A circular hand gesture, supposed to represent the winding on of film, used to signal to a performer to finish quickly.
▸ adjective: (of a machine) Needing to be wound up in order to function.
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closing,
ending,
wrap-up,
conclusion,
termination,
finish,
wrapping up,
issue,
end of the road,
wrapping-up,
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