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[ verb ree-wahynd; noun ree-wahynd ] / verb riˈwaɪnd; noun ˈriˌwaɪnd / SEE SYNONYMS FOR rewind ON THESAURUS.COM
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. nounan 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 rewindFirst recorded in 1710–20; re- + wind2 OTHER WORDS FROM rewindre·wind·er, nounWords nearby rewindrewarding, rewa-rewa, rewild, rewilding, rewin, rewind, rewire, reword, rework, reworked fossil, reworked wool Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for rewind“I wish I could rewind that moment at that time,” says Jackson. Broadway’s Rebel, Tellin’ You to Hear It: A Portrait of Saul Williams|Alex Suskind|June 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST Was it her deep regret and her wish to “to go back and rewind the tape”? The Monica Column You Least Expected|Kevin Bleyer|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST There is a sense of rewind, like you were a kid and you want your parents to see your work, to get their appreciation. What Is Michel Gondry Doing With Noam Chomsky?|Jimmy So|November 20, 2013|DAILY BEAST To understand why, rewind the clock about two and a half years. The Return of New Girl’s Coach…and of Faith in the Still-Great Comedy|Kevin Fallon|November 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
In an ongoing and occasional series, Rewind will look back at a television show or film that has proven to resonate. Rewind: BBC’s Iconic Political Thriller ‘House of Cards’ Still Captivates|Jace Lacob|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST The rewind order starts a unit rewinding and does not tie up the TC. Preliminary Specifications: Programmed Data Processor Model Three (PDP-3)|Digital Equipment Corporation I am willing to hold any number of skeins or rewind any quantity of spools. Snow-Bound at Eagle's|Bret Harte Is there anything to rewind the clock which is running down before our very eyes? Science and Morals and Other Essays|Bertram Coghill Alan Windle Lester looked up from the DiaB and blinked a few times, then seemed to rewind the conversation. Thus the operator when through running the picture may immediately change his crank and, without delay, begin to rewind. Motion Picture Operation, Stage Electrics and Illusions|Henry C. Horstmann
British Dictionary definitions for 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 rewindrewinder, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to rewindreverse, back up, undo, backpedal, backtrack, retract, retreat, upend, invert, cancel, invalidate, dismantle |