Rewind

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /riːˈwʌɪnd/
• Hyphenation: re + wind
• Rhymes: -aɪnd

Origin

From - + wind.

Full definition of rewind

Verb

1. (transitive, intransitive) To wind (something) again.
• 2000, George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords, Bantam 2011, p. 535:A Myrish crossbowman poked his head out a different window, got off a bolt, and ducked down to rewind.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To wind (something) back, now especially of cassette or video tape; to go back on a video or audio recording.

Noun

1. The act of rewinding.
2. A button or other mechanism for rewinding.I meant to pause the picture, but hit the rewind by mistake.

Anagrams

• winder