Meaning

(transitive) To wind (tighten a spring of) something excessively..

Definitions by Sense

1. (transitive) To wind (tighten a spring of) something excessively.
2. (intransitive) To twist (itself) more tightly.
3. Synonym of overwinding.
4. (rare) Excessive wind; a movement of such atmospheric air caused by air pressure.
5. A wind that moves over or above an object.

Example Sentences

People also come in full of misgivings about "overwinding" their watches. "You can't overwind a watch - you can only underwind it," said McKelvey.

In a typical Morris cock-snook at classical technique, tutu-ed dancers prance Bambi-like across the stage. On and off, on and off, with fixed smiles like overwound clockwork dolls: it should have been charming and funny, but despite stylish individual efforts, the ragged ensemble meant the joke fell flat.

I met him 10 years ago in a hallway in Harrisburg and departed with the image of a man whose psyche approximated a badly overwound clock: Everything is tight and in place, but nothing's moving.

DNA's helical structure implies that twisting and stretching should be coupled, hence the prediction that DNA should unwind when stretched […] That is why it was such surprise when we directly measured twist-stretch coupling to find instead DNA overwinds when stretched.

They are intended to prevent the cage falling back in case the rope breaks or in case an overwind occurs.

Word Forms

• overwinds
• overwinding
• overwound

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