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English Dictionary - With Multi-Lingual Search Definitions wind-up noun  The end or conclusion of something. :Everyone come to our end-of-the-term party. A punch line of a joke or comedy routine. A joke, an attempt to fool someone or to make them angry. 1999: Whatever Happened to Harold Smith? (movie) :"Is this a wind-up, or what?" "No, no, it's true. He can really do it." (baseball) the part of 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 . Here comes the pitch. Strike on the inside corner! adjective (pos=wind-up, -) (context, of a machine) needing to be wind up, wound up in order to function. 1997, Daria (TV, episode 1.07): :Maybe you could get a toy to distract him.        Find:   Words Starting With:   Words Ending With:   Words Containing:   Words That Match:    Translate Into:    Dutch   French   German    Italian   Spanish     Show 51015202550 results per page. Enter your search terms Submit search form   Web www.allwords.com Browse the Dictionary A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

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