wind-up
Toy needing turns
Wind-up describes something powered by a coiled spring mechanism that you tighten by turning a key or knob: a wind-up toy, a wind-up clock.
The noun wind-up is the concluding phase of something—the wind-up of a speech, the wind-up before a pitcher throws.
In British slang, a wind-up is a joke or prank meant to tease someone: Is this a wind-up?
Spring-driven gear system
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- keyLock-opening device
- gearsToothed rotating machine parts
- crankRotary operating handle
winding · escapement · mainspring · ratchet · coil · movement · mechanical · rotary
Spring-driven gear system
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- keyLock-opening device
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- tinElement fifty, Sn
vintage · retro · plaything · collectible · figurine · novelty · nostalgia · automaton
Make more secure
- coilWound circular arrangement
- springRecoiling metal spiral
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- tautStretched under tension
strain · elasticity · torque · torsion · stretch · compression · wound · contraction
Concluding part of performance
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- endingFinal portion of something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
- culminationHighest or final point
completion · denouement · finalization · resolution · cessation · termination · sign-off · endgame
Humorous statement seeking laughter
- gagMouth restraint or jest
- prankPlayful trick on someone
- leg-pullHarmless deception for amusement
- put-onDeliberate deception or pretense
hoax · rib · jape · banter · provocation · taunt · needling · goading
Disturb or provoke
rile · bait · needle · antagonize · provocation · frustration · exasperate · pester
clockwork
Spring-driven gear system
crank · winding · escapement · mainspring · ratchet · coil · movement · mechanical · rotary · lever
clockwork
Spring-driven gear system
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
- keyLock-opening device
- springRecoiling metal spiral
tin · vintage · retro · plaything · collectible · figurine · novelty · nostalgia · automaton · childhood
tighten
Make more secure
taut · strain · elasticity · torque · torsion · stretch · compression · wound · contraction · stiffness
finale
Concluding part of performance
- wrap-upConcluding summary or review
- endingFinal portion of something
- closureSense of emotional resolution
culmination · completion · denouement · finalization · resolution · cessation · termination · sign-off · endgame · climax
joke
Humorous statement seeking laughter
put-on · hoax · rib · jape · banter · provocation · taunt · needling · goading · razzing
delivery
Conveyance of goods
arm · stance · mound · pitcher · throw · release · stretch · fastball · curveball · mechanics
agitate
Disturb or provoke
goad · rile · bait · needle · antagonize · provocation · frustration · exasperate · pester · aggravate
- humorjoke, jokes, joking, comedy, comic
- teasingtease, teasing, rib, ribbing, josh
- throwsthrow, toss, hurl, fling, cast
- toy featuressoft, cuddly, squeaky, colorful, plush
- liquidationsliquidation, fire sale, closeout, forced sale, bankruptcy sale
- toy mechanismsspring action, flywheel, gears, pulleys, levers
wind-upbattery-operated
Powered by electrochemical cells
battery-powered · electric · electronic · digital · solar-powered
wind-upbeginning
Initial stage of something
start · kick-off · opening · commencement · outset