"windup" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: Deverbal from wind up. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|wind up|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "wind up", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "windup", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="windup"> Deverbal from wind up. Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} windup (not comparable)
  1. Alternative form of wind-up. Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: wind-up
    Sense id: en-windup-en-adj--a-nFUkY Categories (other): English deverbals, English entries referencing missing etymons, English entries with etymology texts, English entries with etymon, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of English deverbals: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries referencing missing etymons: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with etymology texts: 47 53 Disambiguation of English entries with etymon: 48 52 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 51 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 49 51

Noun

Forms: windups [plural]
Etymology: Deverbal from wind up. Etymology templates: {{ety|en|:deverbal|wind up|text=+|tree=1}} [Appendix:Glossary#deverbal|Deverbal]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "wind up", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "en" } ], "keyword" : "deverbal" } ], "lang_name" : "English", "term" : "windup", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "en" }" data-lang="en" data-title="windup"> Deverbal from wind up. Head templates: {{en-noun}} windup (plural windups)
  1. Alternative form of wind-up. Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wind-up
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Inflected forms

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