overwind
verb[IorT]
uk/ˌəʊ.vəˈwaɪnd/us/ˌoʊ.vɚˈwaɪnd/past tenseoverwound|past participleoverwoundtoturnakey,handle, or otherdevicetoo much, often with theresultthat somethingbreaksorstopsworking:
If he's notcarefulhe'll overwind theclock.
If you overwind, you cansnapthestring.
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wind
- He overwound thegramophoneand itbroke.
- Theoldclockhad been overwound, anditsspringswereslowlyuncoiling.
- Restringing andtuningyourguitariseasy, but don't overwind thestringsas this can bedangerous.
Bending, twisting and curving
- ball up
- bendy
- bent
- bowed
- buckle
- crook
- entwine
- flex
- flexion
- flexure
- fluted
- matted
- meander
- sinuous
- tortuously
- tortuousness
- true
- twiddly
- twine
- wring