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