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overwound

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o⋅ver⋅wind

  [oh-ver-wahynd]
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–verb (used with object), -wound, -wind⋅ing.
to wind beyond the proper limit; wind too far: He must have overwound his watch.
Origin:
1675–85; over- + wind 2
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o·ver·wind   (ō'vər-wīnd')   
tr.v.   o·ver·wound (-wound'), o·ver·wind·ing, o·ver·winds
To wind too tightly: overwound the watch and broke the spring.
o·ver·wound   (ō'vər-wound')   
v.  Past tense and past participle of overwind.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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