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backwind

Noun:

1. The act of winding or turning something backward.

Example sentence: The sailor used the backwind technique to reverse the direction of the sail.

Verb:

1. To cause something (such as a sail or hair) to wind or turn backward.

Example sentence: She gently backwinded her hair and secured it with a clip.

2. To reverse the direction of a mechanism or device.

Example sentence: Please backwind the clock to reset its time.

Adjective:

1. Of or relating to a wind blowing in the opposite direction.

Example sentence: The sudden backwind forced the kite's string to become tangled.

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