Windup — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a concluding action

operated by a mechanism

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈɪndʌp/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈɪndʌp/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈɪndʌp/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈɪndʌp/.

Examples

windup toys

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

completion culmination mop up closing

Parts of Speech

noun	a concluding action
adjective	operated by a mechanism “windup toys”

Word Forms

complete	verb	come or bring to a finish or an end
culminate	verb	end, especially to reach a final or climactic stage
close	verb	come to a close
wind up	verb	finally be or do something
mop up	verb	finish a task completely

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Aufziehen

eine abschließende Aktion

🇫🇷French

liquidation

une action finale

🇪🇸Spanish

liquidación

una acción final

🇮🇹Italian

conclusione

un atto conclusivo

🇳🇱Dutch

opwinden

een slotactie

🇵🇹Portuguese

encerramento

uma ação conclusiva

🇷🇺Russian

завершение

заключительное действие

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ठप्प होना

एक समापन कार्रवाई

🇮🇳Tamil

காற்றோட்டம்

ஒரு முடிவான செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

గాలి

ఒక ముగింపు చర్య

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિન્ડઅપ

એક અંતિમ ક્રિયા

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗಾಳಿ

ಒಂದು ಅಂತಿಮ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കാറ്റടിക്കുക

ഒരു സമാപന പ്രവർത്തനം

🇵🇰Urdu

ونڈ اپ

ایک حتمی کارروائی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

发条

结论性行动

🇯🇵Japanese

ワインドアップ

最終的な行動

🇰🇷Korean

마무리

최종 조치

🇻🇳Vietnamese

kết thúc

một hành động kết thúc

🇹🇭Thai

สิ้นสุด

การดำเนินการขั้นสุดท้าย

🇮🇩Indonesian

penyelesaian

tindakan penutup

🇵🇭Filipino

pagwawakas

isang pangwakas na aksyon

🇲🇾Malay

penggulungan

satu tindakan penutup

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

com.windup

إجراء ختامي

🇮🇷Persian

باد کردن

یک اقدام پایانی

🇹🇷Turkish

sona erdirme

sonuçlandırıcı bir eylem

🇮🇱Hebrew

סיום

פעולה מסכמת

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What is the primary definition of the word 'windup'?

The primary meaning of 'windup' is 'a concluding action'.

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In which domain is the word 'windup' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'windup' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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