rewind
rewind Lexical Profile
rewind Game Scores & Validity
• verb
To wind a film, magnetic tape, or digital recording backward toward the beginning or to an earlier point.
"Please rewind the lecture video by thirty seconds so we can hear that explanation again."
To return mentally or conversationally to an earlier point in time, a past event, or a previous part of a discussion.
"Let's rewind to the beginning of the meeting and clarify our core objectives."
To wind a spring-driven mechanism, such as a clock or watch, or a spool of thread or wire again.
"Every Sunday evening, my grandfather would carefully rewind the antique mantelpiece clock."
• noun
An act or instance of winding a film, tape, or digital media track backward to an earlier point.
"With a quick rewind of the security footage, the technician spotted the exact moment the door opened."
A mechanism, button, or control on a media player or camera used to wind a tape or film backward or return to an earlier point in a recording.
"The old cassette player still worked well, except that the rewind was jammed."
Word Nuance & Usage
Because 'rewind' derives from the verb 'wind' (to coil), its standard past tense and past participle is 'rewound', never 'rewinded'.