Nearby Words
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
1.
to wind again.
2.
to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse.
noun
3.
an act or instance of rewinding.
4.
a function of a tape recorder or tape deck that causes the tape to wind backward.
5.
a push button or other control for reversing or reeling, as on a tape player.
6.
a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette.
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| rewind | |
| —vb , -winds, -winding, -wound | |
| 1. | (tr) to wind back, esp a film or tape onto the original reel |
| —n | |
| 2. | something rewound |
| 3. | the act of rewinding |
| re'winder | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
rewind
1717, from re- "back, again" + wind (v.). Noun meaning "mechanism for rewinding film or tape" is recorded from 1938.
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