windup

wind-up

or wind·up (wīnd′ŭp′)n.1. a. The act of bringing something to an end.b. A concluding part; a conclusion.2. Baseball The series of movements of a pitcher, including the swinging back of the arm and the raising of the forward foot, preparatory to pitching the ball. A wind-up is usually used when there are no base runners or when the bases are loaded.adj. Operated by a spring that is wound up by hand.

wind•up

(ˈwaɪndˌʌp)

n. 1. the conclusion of any action, activity, etc.; end or close. 2. Baseball. the preparatory movements of the pitcher's arm before pitching a ball. adj. 3. made to function by the manual winding of an internal spring or the like: windup toys. [1565–75]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	windup - a concluding action mop up, completion, culmination, closingconsummation - the act of bringing to completion or fruitionconsummation - the completion of marriage by sexual intercourseending, termination, conclusion - the act of ending something; "the termination of the agreement"finishing, finish - the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"finalisation, finalization - the act of finalizingfollow-through - carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise"follow-through - the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through"graduation - the successful completion of a program of study
Adj.	1.	windup - operated by a mechanism; "windup toys"mechanical - using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices; "a mechanical process"; "his smile was very mechanical"; "a mechanical toy"