overwind

o·ver·wind

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [oh-ver-wahynd]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈwaɪnd/
- /ˈəʊvəˈwaɪnd/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [oh-ver-wahynd]
- /ˌoʊ vərˈwaɪnd/

Definitions of overwind word

verb with object overwind to wind beyond the proper limit; wind too far: He must have overwound his watch. 1
verb overwind to wind (a watch) beyond the proper limit 0
verb transitive overwind to wind (a watch spring, etc.) too far or too tightly 0

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Origin of overwind

First appearance:

before 1675

One of the 48% oldest English words

First recorded in 1675-85; over- + wind2

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Parts of speech for Overwind

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Overwind

overwind popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

overwind usage trend in Literature

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