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overwound

o·ver·wind
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Transcription

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

Definitions of overwound word

  • verb with object overwound to wind beyond the proper limit; wind too far: He must have overwound his watch. 1
  • adjective overwound (of a watch) wound beyond the proper limit 0

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Origin of overwound

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 Overwound

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

overwound 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.

overwound usage trend in Literature

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