rewind
- to wind again.
- to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse.
- an act or instance of rewinding.
- Recording.
- a function of an audio or video recorder or player, as a cassette deck or DVR, that returns the audio or video incrementally to an earlier point.
- the button or other control that activates this reversing function.
- a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette.
Origin of rewind
Related Words for rewind
reverse, undo, backtrack, retract, retreat, upend, invert, cancel, invalidate, dismantleExamples from the Web for rewind
Contemporary Examples of rewind
“I wish I could rewind that moment at that time,” says Jackson.
Was it her deep regret and her wish to “to go back and rewind the tape”?
There is a sense of rewind, like you were a kid and you want your parents to see your work, to get their appreciation.
To understand why, rewind the clock about two and a half years.
In an ongoing and occasional series, Rewind will look back at a television show or film that has proven to resonate.
Historical Examples of rewind
I am willing to hold any number of skeins or rewind any quantity of spools.
Snow-Bound at Eagle'sBret Harte
When Mr. Choi fell off the stool the bands on his arms were loosened and they proceeded to unloosen and rewind his arms.
Flash-lights from the Seven SeasWilliam L. Stidger
He rubbed the back of his head, looked at the viewsphere, then checked the playback index and tapped the rewind.
IndirectionEverett B. Cole
Is there anything to rewind the clock which is running down before our very eyes?
Science and Morals and Other EssaysBertram Coghill Alan Windle
A locker for tools can easily be arranged under the rewind shelf.
Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and IllusionsHenry C. Horstmann
rewind
- (tr) to wind back, esp a film or tape onto the original reel
- something rewound
- the act of rewinding