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windup

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: windup

1
n
a concluding action
2
adj
operated by a mechanism
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: windup
1

n a concluding action

Synonyms:
closing, completion, culmination, mop up
Types:
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consummation
the act of bringing to completion or fruition
consummation
the completion of marriage by sexual intercourse
finish, finishing
the act of finishing
finalisation, finalization
the act of finalizing
follow-through
carrying some project or intention to full completion
follow-through
the act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion
graduation
the successful completion of a program of study
fruition, realisation, realization
something that is made real or concrete
climax, coming, orgasm, sexual climax
the moment of most intense pleasure in sexual intercourse
fulfillment, fulfilment
the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc)
close, closing curtain, finale, finis
the concluding part of any performance
Type of:
conclusion, ending, termination
the act of ending something
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adj operated by a mechanism

windup toys”
Synonyms
mechanical
using (or as if using) mechanisms or tools or devices
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