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Definition of
windup adjective
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
windup
adjective
adjective
NAmE
/
/
ˈwaɪndʌp
/
/
[
only before noun
]
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1
that you operate by turning a key or handle
an old-fashioned windup gramophone
2
intended to bring something to an end
a windup speech
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