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rewind - What does it mean?

Definition of 'rewind'

English

Verb

  • (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 .
  • (intransitive) To wind (something) back, now especially of cassette or video tape; to go back on a video or audio recording.
  • Noun

    (en-noun)
  • The act of rewinding.
  • A button or other mechanism for rewinding.
  • I meant to pause the picture, but hit the rewind by mistake.

    See also

    * fast forward