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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.
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overwind

(ˌəʊvəˈwaɪnd)
vb, -winds, -winding or -wound
(tr) to wind (a watch) beyond the proper limit
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overwind


Past participle: overwound
Gerund: overwinding

Imperative
overwind
overwind
Present
I overwind
you overwind
he/she/it overwinds
we overwind
you overwind
they overwind
Preterite
I overwound
you overwound
he/she/it overwound
we overwound
you overwound
they overwound
Present Continuous
I am overwinding
you are overwinding
he/she/it is overwinding
we are overwinding
you are overwinding
they are overwinding
Present Perfect
I have overwound
you have overwound
he/she/it has overwound
we have overwound
you have overwound
they have overwound
Past Continuous
I was overwinding
you were overwinding
he/she/it was overwinding
we were overwinding
you were overwinding
they were overwinding
Past Perfect
I had overwound
you had overwound
he/she/it had overwound
we had overwound
you had overwound
they had overwound
Future
I will overwind
you will overwind
he/she/it will overwind
we will overwind
you will overwind
they will overwind
Future Perfect
I will have overwound
you will have overwound
he/she/it will have overwound
we will have overwound
you will have overwound
they will have overwound
Future Continuous
I will be overwinding
you will be overwinding
he/she/it will be overwinding
we will be overwinding
you will be overwinding
they will be overwinding
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been overwinding
you have been overwinding
he/she/it has been overwinding
we have been overwinding
you have been overwinding
they have been overwinding
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been overwinding
you will have been overwinding
he/she/it will have been overwinding
we will have been overwinding
you will have been overwinding
they will have been overwinding
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been overwinding
you had been overwinding
he/she/it had been overwinding
we had been overwinding
you had been overwinding
they had been overwinding
Conditional
I would overwind
you would overwind
he/she/it would overwind
we would overwind
you would overwind
they would overwind
Past Conditional
I would have overwound
you would have overwound
he/she/it would have overwound
we would have overwound
you would have overwound
they would have overwound
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
Translations

overwind

[ˌəʊvəˈwaɪnd] (overwound (pt, pp)) VT [+ watch] → dar demasiada cuerda a
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