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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

Translations

overwind

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

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These are fine for spinning reels but a definite no-no for baitcasters as they will definitely dig in and cause you overwinds or lock up when casting.

Because braids are usually very thin for their strength, using a smaller diameter braid than 501b will cause the line to dig into your reel when retrieving under pressure causing overwinds. I find the 501b rating gives me the right balance and has a decent enough diameter to still get distance while not digging into itself when retrieving under tension.

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Some common lock-related safe problems are dialing errors, locks that are hard to open, the need for regular combination changes, slow-running time locks, lost combinations, time-lock overwinds, dual-control problems, safekeeping of combination records, malfunctions, and the cost of service.