WIND-UP


Meaning of WIND-UP in English

/ ˈwaɪnd ʌp; NAmE / adjective , noun

■ adjective [ only before noun ]

1.

that you operate by turning a key or handle :

an old-fashioned wind-up gramophone

2.

intended to bring sth to an end :

a wind-up speech

■ noun

( BrE , informal ) something that sb says or does in order to be deliberately annoying, especially as a joke

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.