"underwind" meaning in English

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Verb

IPA: /ʌndə(ɹ)ˈwaɪnd/ Forms: underwinds [present, singular, third-person], underwinding [participle, present], underwound [participle, past], underwound [past]
Etymology: under- + wind Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|under|wind}} under- + wind Head templates: {{en-verb|underwinds|underwinding|underwound}} underwind (third-person singular simple present underwinds, present participle underwinding, simple past and past participle underwound)
  1. (transitive) To wind (tighten a spring of) something inadequately; to wind too loosely. Tags: transitive
    Sense id: en-underwind-en-verb-5FkgKu8E Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with under-

Inflected forms

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