rewind

rewind
—rewinder, n.
v. /ree wuynd"/; n. /ree"wuynd'/, v., rewound or (Rare) rewinded; rewinding, n.
v.t., v.i.
1. to wind again.
2. to wind back to or toward the beginning; reverse.
n.
3. an act or instance of rewinding.
4. a function of a tape recorder or tape deck that causes the tape to wind backward.
5. a push button or other control for reversing or reeling, as on a tape player.
6. a camera control or mechanism used to wind film back into a film cassette.
[1710-20; RE- + WIND2]

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