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rewind

[ verb ree-wahynd; noun ree-wahynd ]
/ verb riˈwaɪnd; noun ˈriˌwaɪnd /
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verb (used with or without object), re·wound or (Rare) re·wind·ed; re·wind·ing.
to wind again.
to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse.
noun
an act or instance of rewinding.
Recording.
  1. 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.
  2. the button or other control that activates this reversing function.
a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette.
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Origin of rewind

First recorded in 1710–20; re- + wind2

OTHER WORDS FROM rewind

re·wind·er, noun
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Words related to rewind

back up, reverse, undo, backpedal, backtrack, retract, cancel, dismantle, invalidate, invert, retreat, upend

British Dictionary definitions for rewind

rewind
verb (riːˈwaɪnd) -winds, -winding or -wound
(tr) to wind back, esp a film or tape onto the original reel
noun (ˈriːˌwaɪnd, riːˈwaɪnd)
something rewound
the act of rewinding

Derived forms of rewind

rewinder, noun
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