Definition of "windup" []

• The act of ending or concluding something. (noun)
• The last part of something; a conclusion. (noun)
• A practical joke or tease. (noun)
• Operated by a coiled spring that is wound by hand. (adjective)
• (UK) To convince somebody that something is true, especially when it is not, often for humorous purposes (verb)

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• "Deduct an estimated 70,000 lost Census Bureau jobs and her windup is an overall loss of between 45,000 to 50,000 jobs."
• "Mr. Maine said he's not convinced that his windup is the cause of his strange injury."
• "The windup was a new "seat" installed and a cushion for the "kicking mule.""