wind-up

wind-up englanniksi

1. The end or conclusion of something.

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2. {{quote-text|en|year=1822|title=A Morning in Cork-Street: or, Raising the wind|page=102

3. (quote-web)

4. The line of a joke or comedy routine.

5. A humorous attempt to fool somebody; a joke in which the victim is encouraged to believe something untrue.

6. 1999, ''Whatever Happened to Harold Smith?'' (film)

"Is this a wind-up, or what?" "No, no, it's true. He can really do it."

7. The phase of making a pitch where the pitcher moves his or her arm backwards before throwing the ball.

8. 1975: ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' (movie)

He's into his wind-up. Here comes the pitch. Strike on the inside corner!

9. A circular hand gesture, supposed to represent the winding on of film, used to signal to a performer to finish quickly.

10. Needing to be up|wound up in order to function.

11. 1997, ''Daria'' (TV, episode 1.07):

Maybe you could get a wind-up toy to distract him.