Definition of "windups" [windups]

• Plural form of windup. (noun)

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• "As much as they were polar opposites off the mound, Spahn and Marichal, utilizing high leg kicks in their windups and both possessing a vast array of pitches, were mirror images of each other on the hill."
• "Accompanied by overhead television monitors on which pitchers from different baseball games are moving into their windups, A is saying:"
• "Most managers, coaches and trainers are often so fearful of ruining pitchers' arms that they teach deliberate, almost-robotic windups and hold hurlers young and old to strict pitch counts."