- the conclusion of any action, activity, etc.; the end or close.
- a final act or part.
- the preparatory movements of the arm before pitching a ball.
- a mechanical object, as a toy or wristwatch, that is driven by a spring or similar mechanism that must be wound.
- an act or instance of winding up.
- to bring to or reach a conclusion
- to tighten the spring of (a clockwork mechanism)
- to make nervous, tense, etc; excite
- to roll (thread, etc) into a ball
- an informal word for liquidate (def. 2)
- to end up (in a specified state)
- to involve; entangle
- to hoist or haul up
- to tease (someone)
- the act of concluding
- the finish; end
- an act or instance of teasing
