wind-up
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The end or conclusion of something.
''Everyone is invited to our end-of-term wind-up party.''
(quote-web)
A humorous attempt to fool somebody; a joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.
1999, ''Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?'' (film)
- "Is this a wind-up, or what?" "No, no, it's true. He can really do it."
The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.
1975: ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (movie)
- He's into his wind-up. Here comes the pitch. Strike on the inside corner!
A circular hand gesture, supposed to represent the winding on of film, used to signal to a performer to finish quickly.
Needing to be up|wound up in order to function.
1997, ''Daria'' (TV, episode 1.07):
- Maybe you could get a wind-up toy to distract him.