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.
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
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.