rewind

[verb ree-wahynd; noun ree-wahynd]

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.

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

First recorded in 1710–20; re- + wind²

Related formsre·wind·er, noun

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Related Words for rewinded

reverse, undo, backtrack, retract, retreat, upend, invert, cancel, invalidate, dismantle

British Dictionary definitions for rewinded

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 Formsrewinder, noun

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Word Origin and History for rewinded

rewind

also re-wind, 1717, from re- "back, again" + wind (v.1). Noun meaning "mechanism for rewinding film or tape" is recorded from 1938. Related: Rewound; rewinding.