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overwind
(over|wind)
verb
Pronunciation:
/əʊvəˈwʌɪnd/
(
past and past participle
overwound
)
[
with object
]
wind (a mechanism, especially a watch) beyond the proper stopping point:
a form of stop work applied to watches to prevent them being overwound
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