[wahynd-uhp] 
| 1. | the conclusion of any action, activity, etc.; the end or close. |
| 2. | a final act or part. |
| 3. | Baseball. the preparatory movements of the arm before pitching a ball. Compare stretch (def. 22). |
| 4. | Informal. a mechanical object, as a toy or wristwatch, that is driven by a spring or similar mechanism that must be wound. |
| 5. | an act or instance of winding up. |
| wind-up or wind·up (wīnd'ŭp') n.
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