windup

See also: wind up and wind-up

English

windup (plural windups)

The act of ending or concluding something.
The last part of something; a conclusion.
(Britain) A practical joke or tease.
(baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching.
(US, figuratively) A long explanation of some line of thought to reach a certain conclusion.
- 2017 October 3, Mark Walsh, “A “view” from the courtroom: A big windup on partisan gerrymandering”, in SCOTUSblog‎:
  After this long windup, Smith says, “Is there a question there, your honor?” He says it not in an evasive way, but with a smile.

windup (not comparable)

单词	windup
释义	windup See also: wind up and wind-up English Alternative forms wind-up Noun windup (plural windups) The act of ending or concluding something. The last part of something; a conclusion. (Britain) A practical joke or tease. (baseball) The act of preparing for a certain style of pitching. (US, figuratively) A long explanation of some line of thought to reach a certain conclusion. 2017 October 3, Mark Walsh, “A “view” from the courtroom: A big windup on partisan gerrymandering”, in SCOTUSblog‎: After this long windup, Smith says, “Is there a question there, your honor?” He says it not in an evasive way, but with a smile. Adjective windup (not comparable) Operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand. See also wind up Anagrams upwind
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