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- Dictionarywind·up/ˈwīndˌəp/
noun
- 1. an act of concluding or finishing something: "the windup of the convention"
- 2. the motions of a pitcher immediately before delivering the ball, in which they take a step back, lift the hands over the head, and step forward.
adjective
- 1. (of a toy or other device) functioning by means of winding a key or handle: "a windup clock"
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The meaning of WINDUP is the act of bringing to an end. How to use windup in a sentence.
The windup of a political campaign might include one last speech and a full-page ad in a newspaper, just before the election. This is the oldest meaning of windup, dating from the 16th century. As an adjective, windup can mean "operated by a mechanism," like a windup toy.
noun. 1. a winding up, or conclusion; close; end. 2. US, Baseball. the act of swinging both arms, sometimes above the head, and then pitching the ball in one continuous motion. see also stretch (sense 20) adjective. 3. designating or of a mechanical toy, clock, etc. that is set in motion by tightening its operating spring as with a key.
wind up. — phrasal verb with wind verb uk / waɪnd / us past tense and past participle wound. Add to word list Add to word list. to finally be somewhere or do something, especially without having planned it: If he carries on like this, he'll wind up in prison.
To wind up is to turn the key of a toy or device that uses a clockwork motor to run. A good way to scare your sleeping dog is to wind up a mechanical hopping frog and set it loose. You can wind up a mechanical toy (also called a wind up toy), or wind up just before you pitch a baseball.
WINDUP meaning: 1 : the things that are done at the end of something (such as an event or process) the final part of something; 2 : the movements that a pitcher makes before the ball is thrown.
1. a. Moving air, especially a natural and perceptible movement of air parallel to or along the ground. b. A movement of air generated artificially, as by bellows or a fan. 2. a. The direction from which a movement of air comes: The wind is north-northwest. b.
wind up in American English. a. to bring to a state of great tension; excite (usually used in the past participle) He was all wound up before the game. b. to bring or come to an end; conclude. to wind up a sales campaign. c. to settle or arrange in order to conclude.
Definitions of 'wind-up' 1. A wind-up 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. [...] 2. A wind-up is a joke or trick in which someone deliberately tells you something untrue in order to annoy you. [British, informal] [...] More. Pronunciations of the word 'wind up'
to annoy or upset someone: It really winds me up when he goes on about teachers having an easy life. She just knows how to wind me up. See also. wound up.
