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Another word for wind-up

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Noun

  1. A concluding or terminating

    See also:

    continue

  2. The last part

    See also:

    start

Verb
  1. See also:

    wind

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Another word for wind-up

Verb

  1. To end

    See also:

    end

  2. To make tense

© WEBSTER’S NEW WORLD® ROGET’S A-Z THESAURUS by Charlton Laird and the editors of Webster’s New World dictionaries. Copyright © 1999 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Sentence Examples

  • In 1876, Seth Thomas patented the very first wind-up, bedside alarm clock which could be set to alarm at any hour.

  • I'm All Wound Up: This blue cotton tee boasts a picture of a yellow wind-up Corvette and the legend: "I'm all wound up."

  • In a Greyhound race, the track owners put out a wind-up toy.

  • They changed their name to Seether (inspired by the Veruca Salt song of the same name) when they signed to the major label Wind-Up Records that released their breakthrough album Disclaimer.

  • The pitcher/batter interface on Mario Superstar Baseball is relatively simple, allowing you to jump into the game without learning analog spins, batter aim, or mid wind-up changes.

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