wind-up

  1. Noun.  The end or conclusion of something.
  2. Noun.  A punch line of a joke or comedy routine.
  3. Noun.  A joke, an attempt to fool someone or to make them angry.
  4. Noun.  (baseball) the part of a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
  5. Adjective.  (context, of a machine) needing to be wound up in order to function.

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