overwind

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌəʊvəˈwaɪnd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(ō′vər wīnd′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
o•ver•wind  (ō′vər wīnd′),USA pronunciation v.t., -wound, -wind•ing. 
  1. to wind beyond the proper limit;
    wind too far:He must have overwound his watch.
  • over- + wind2 1675–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
overwind / ˌəʊvəˈwaɪnd/ ( -winds, -winding, -wound)
  1. (transitive) to wind (a watch) beyond the proper limit

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