resultante — meaning in English

English meaning

• resulting adj Coming about as a direct consequence of something just mentioned.
• wind-up noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.

Senses

resultante is used for these senses in English:

• resulting Of something that follows as the result of something else; resultant.
• wind up (intransitive, copulative) To end up; to arrive or result.

wind-up — full definition

1. noun An act of teasing someone by telling them something untrue to see how they react, or the false story itself.
2. noun The final stage or conclusion of something, especially a meeting, a business or a season.
3. noun In baseball, the swinging arm movement a pitcher makes before releasing the ball.
4. noun A joke or trick played on somebody to make them believe something untrue; usually written wind-up.
5. verb To turn a key or handle to tighten the spring of a clock or toy, or to raise something by cranking it.

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