wind-upn.1adj.
/ˈwʌɪndʌp/, U.S. /ˈwaɪndˌəp/ A. n.1
1. The action of ‘winding up’, or something that ‘winds up’ or concludes a course of action, story, etc.; close, conclusion, finish, dénouement; final settlement; closing act or proceeding. †Also formerly wind-up-all n.
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the world > action or operation > completing > [noun] > a conclusion or end
finea1300
head1340
conclusion1382
close1399
finishmentc1400
issue1479
pass1542
tittle est Amen1568
wind-up1573
wind-up-all1573
upshot1586
catastrophe1609
come-off1640
period1713
pay-off1926
the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [noun]
endc1000
endingc1000
finea1300
conclusion1382
ooc1384
close1399
finance1449
terminationc1500
last?1520
winding up1560
wind-up1573
wind-up-all1573
conclusure1578
clause1581
upshot1582
desinence1598
omega1599
Godspeed1606
finis1682
finale1786
finish1790
tie-up1829
Z1877
curtains1912
taps1917
1573 G. Harvey Let.-bk. (1884) 47 Whitch was the Epiphonema and as it were the windupal of that meting.
1588 J. Harvey Discoursiue Probl. conc. Prophesies 74 Doth not the diuel, I say, in the winde-vpall, and in fine, oftner play wilie beguile him selfe?
1665 J. Bunyan Holy Citie (1669) 266 This New Jerusalem shall be the wind-up of the world.
1683 J. Bunyan Greatness of Soul (1691) 56 So the wind-up of the whole will be this, They shall have like for like.
1816 J. Austen Emma II. iv. 67 That was the wind-up of the history. View more context for this quotation
1844 A. Smith Adventures Mr. Ledbury II. iii. 45 Getting through a few..quadrilles,..and Sir Roger de Coverley as a wind-up.
1853 C. Dickens Bleak House xviii. 171 To take myself well to task, and have a regular wind-up of this business now.
1869 F. A. G. Ouseley Treat. Counterpoint xxiii. 181 The dominant pedal always announces the termination, or ‘wind-up’, of a fugue.
2. Baseball. The motions of a pitcher preparing to pitch the ball. Also figurative and in other sports.
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society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > ball game > baseball > [noun] > pitching > actions
wind-up1931
stretch1939
save1959
1931 D. Runyon in Collier's 25 Apr. 38/2 I take a good wind-up..but..the ball does not break as I expect.
1936 Philadelphia Rec. 30 July 19/1 Blanton is the sort of orator who cannot shorten his pitching motion... He is unable to make a simple motion without taking a full windup.
1951 H. Turkin Official Encycl. Baseball 572 The pitching delivery can be broken down and analyzed to reveal six distinct actions: windup, stretch, leg lift, stride, body pivot and follow through... The stretch brings the pitching arm behind the head.
1974 R. J. Mills & E. Butler Tackle Badminton v. 45 The great temptations to be avoided with drop shots are..making an exaggerated wind-up with over-emphasized power, [etc.].
1976 Webster's Sports Dict. 483/2 The windup, which is usually accompanied by a rocking of the body, sets a rhythm which the pitcher follows until the ball is released.
3.
a. Material that has become wound round something.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > coiling round something > something that has become wound round
wind-up1964
1964 Gloss. Letterpress Rotary Printing Terms (B.S.I.) 21 Wind up, paper accidentally wrapped round the impression cylinder, plate cylinder, or inking rollers.
b. The action of winding or coiling something round something else.
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the world > space > shape > curvature > coil > [noun] > coiling round something
windingc1386
circumvolution1599
introvolution1829
wind-up1966
1966 J. Stevens Cox Illustr. Dict. Hairdressing & Wigmaking 165/2 Wind-up,..the winding of the hair on curlers.
1969 W. R. R. Park Plastics Film Technol. ii. 15 This technique..generates a greater percentage of scrap or recycle material than the use of a stationary windup.
1972 Sci. Amer. Dec. 51/1 The carriage was pushed back and forth by the spinner, one way during the drawing-twisting operation and the other way during windup.
c. The action of becoming twisted or stressed by the application of torque.
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the world > space > shape > misshapenness > [noun] > action or fact of putting or being out of shape > distortion > by application of torque
wind-up1975
1975 Drilling Technol. & Collet Chuck (Bristol Erikson Ltd.) 4 Since the forces created in any cutting action are never constant, it follows that the amount of torsional ‘wind-up’ will be continually varying.
1976 G. Robson Land-Rover vii. 117 To take care of transmission wind-up..the new car was to have a third, central differential with a limited-slip mechanism inside it.
1978 Hot Car July 89/4 Traction bars..are..bolted by way of U-bolts and brackets to the rear leaf springs of a car such that they prevent wind-up of the rear axle on full-power starts.
4. A deliberate attempt to ‘wind up’ or provoke someone by misleading or hoaxing; a trick or practical joke. Also attributive, as wind-up artist, etc. colloquial.
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the mind > emotion > suffering > state of annoyance or vexation > [noun] > annoyance or vexation
teenOE
dretchinga1050
taryingnessa1300
annoyc1300
dretch?13..
noyc1330
unquertc1390
noyinga1398
nuisancec1400
unsoundc1400
noisance1421
annuisancec1440
discumbrancea1500
noymentc1503
cumber?a1513
molesting1523
tary1528
irk1570
pester1581
incommodation1664
fasha1796
all-overs1893
buggeration1962
wind-up1984
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > a trick, prank, hoax
pratOE
mowa1393
pageant?c1430
jimp?1572
prank1576
jest1578
jig1592
frump1593
trick1605
bilk1664
fun1699
plisky1706
humbug1750
hum1751
practical joke1751
marlock1763
quiz1795
practical joke1804
skite1804
hoax1808
skit1815
wrinkle1817
rusty1835
funny business1838
string1851
stringer1851
cod1862
mank1865
spoof1889
leg-pull1893
rannygazoo1896
shenanigan1926
gotcha1967
to throw a fastball1968
wind-up1984
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > deceit, deception, trickery > cheating, fraud > trickery, playing jokes > [noun] > practitioner
japer1362
practiser1545
practitioner1560
amuser1583
fopper1659
hummer1763
prankster1811
hoaxer1814
puck1823
practical joker1830
pranking1852
card1853
leg-puller1887
kidder1888
pranker1890
codologist1897
spoofer1914
wind-up artist1984
1984 Times 10 May 1/3 My recollection of this is quite clear. I thought it was a wind-up to be honest with you.
1986 Times 18 Aug. 10/1 After being inundated with bogus small ads from constables trying to sell off their superiors' cars, Muil once said to me: ‘Policemen are the biggest wind-up artists of all time.’
B. adj.
1. Constructed to be wound up. Also of a window: made to be moved up (to shut) and down (to open) by means of a handle wound with a rotary motion.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > [adjective] > that which is wound-up
wind-up1784
society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > types of machine generally > [adjective] > wind-up
wind-up1784
wound-up1853
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [adjective] > that can be raised > by winding
wind-up1784
society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > a building > parts of building > window or door > types of window > [adjective] > other types of window
three-light1618
casemented1759
mullioned1763
quarried1805
lanceolated1821
supermullioned1838
north-facing1846
lanceted1855
lanciform1855
leaded1855
unmullioned1857
quarrelled1868
through-archa1878
shaftless1881
lanceolate1883
vitrailed1884
double-glazed1910
wind-up1951
screenless1976
thermal pane1978
society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > sound recording or reproducing equipment > [adjective] > record-playing equipment
phonographical1846
phonographic1878
gramophonic1905
hornless1909
acoustical1931
discographic1931
acoustic1932
discographical1944
multi-play1949
wind-up1962
society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > [adjective] > specific type
wind-up1968
1784 Morning Chron. 21 Apr. 4/3 (advt.) A wind up range.
1951 Festival of Brit.: Catal. Exhibits: South Bank Exhib. (H.M.S.O.) 149/1 Wind-up plate glass window, weatherproof and draughtproof.
1962 E. O'Brien Lonely Girl v. 64 The last record lay on the green baize of the wind-up gramophone.
1968 ‘E. McBain’ Fuzz ix. 155 The police in this city are like wind-up toys with keys sticking out of their backs.
1970 Motoring Which? July 98/1 A few of these modifications—wind-up windows..also appeared on the ordinary Mini.
1982 N. Painting Reluctant Archer vii. 105 There were other gramophones, too. Wind-up ones.
2. Forming the ‘wind-up’ or conclusion of something; concluding, closing.
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the world > relative properties > order > order, sequence, or succession > end or conclusion > [adjective]
finalc1365
endinga1400
finial?a1400
endly1436
conclusional1471
terminalc1475
parting?1570
supreme1570
terminant1589
desinent1608
terminative1613
conclusive1639
graciousa1701
finishing1705
ultimate1755
concluding1795
closing1796
wind-up1843
net1844
conclusory1846
terminational1874
summative1877
wrap-up1968
1843 J. B. Mozley Ess. (1878) I. 25 Strafford determined not to be wanting to himself at the wind-up scene.
1900 ‘M. Twain’ Man that corrupted Hadleyburg 153 We had a wind-up champagne supper.
Draft additions 1993
5. A device which operates by means of a winding mechanism, esp. a wind-up gramophone or clockwork toy.
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society > leisure > entertainment > toy or plaything > [noun] > using specific device
wind-up1975
society > communication > record > recording or reproducing sound or visual material > sound recording and reproduction > sound recording or reproducing equipment > [noun] > record-playing equipment
phonograph1877
gramophone1887
Victrola1905
record player1913
box1916
radio phonograph1922
phono1925
Panatrope1926
radio-gramophone1927
radiogram1929
hi-fi1938
player1948
music centre1956
lo-fi1957
stereogram1958
gram1959
mid-fi1960
stereo1964
unit audio1966
wind-up1975
1975 J. McClure Snake iv. 54 Discs, even for old-fashioned wind-ups, were big money.
1982 B. Fantoni Stickman vii. 63 The gramophone is only an old wind-up, but it works fine.
1991 Washington Post 5 Aug. b5/4 We can fix any kind of doll: windups, battery-operated, cloth, wax, papier-mache.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1926; most recently modified version published online June 2022).
wind-upn.2
/ˈwɪndʌp/, U.S. /ˈwɪndˌəp/ colloquial.
A state of nervous anxiety or fear; an occurrence of this.
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the mind > emotion > fear > nervousness or uneasiness > [noun] > nervousness
nerves1742
nervosity1787
nervousness1798
all-overs1829
nerviness1916
vertical gust1917
wind-up1917
vertical breeze1925
nail-biting1952
1917 G. S. Gordon Let. 13 Feb. (1943) 69 By that time my runner was showing signs of ‘wind-up’... He thought I was very unfeeling, not to go down to a cellar till the shower [of shelling] was over.
1922 Encycl. Brit. XXX. 64/1 Many other pilots..have been through the same stages of ‘wind-up’.
1931 ‘G. Trevor’ Murder at School x. 204 We were having a smoke... We got an awful wind-up, thinking somebody..might have smelt something.
1952 Chambers's Jrnl. Feb. 82/2 Putting on a bold face, but with a fair amount of wind-up, I walked..in the direction the hand pointed to.
1980 A. Price Hour of Donkey xiv. 220 Bit of nerves..the old wind-up.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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