wind-up
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3.6
- noun
- /ˈwɪndˌʌp/
- UK
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- The wind-up of the conference left attendees feeling inspired and eager to implement new ideas.
Examples
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Here's the wind-up.
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Once upon a time is about as far as we’ll go in the way of wind-up for your pitch.
Fiction book (2001) -
- Here comes the wind-up.
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I'm so sorry, but we're going to have to have the final winding up speech for this debate, which is from Northern Ireland.
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The film's wind-up was satisfying, tying up all loose ends and answering every question.
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After a long day, the team's wind-up celebration felt well-deserved and enjoyable.
Synonyms
398
1.0
The final part of something, like an event, story, or relationship
305
2.3
The last part when something ends, for example a meeting
273
1.6
The end of an event, period, or activity
180
3.6
The last, most exciting part of a show or event
56
4.7
The act of ending something, like a job or contract
39
1.0
The final part of an event or activity
13
3.5
The last part of something, especially a period or event
8
5.1
The final part of an event or activity
7
6.3
A final big action or event before something ends
3
4.2
Final approval that allows a document or project to finish
1
9.9
The final result of a process or event
The moment something comes to an end
A final action to complete small remaining tasks
A final meeting or event that ends a series
How Final
Surface Forms
Morphology
wind-up = wind + up (transparent) = wind + up
The noun denotes the result of 'winding up' (finishing); its meaning is a direct nominalization of the phrasal verb.
Etymology
Wind-up: The word wind-up for the final part comes from the phrase wind up, where wind means 'to turn', and the idea is to 'turn things to a close' or gather loose ends, so the wind-up is the ending of an event.