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Definition of "rewound" [rewound]

  • Past tense and past participle of rewind. (verb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "rewound" in a sentence
  • "The central bank governor has come under a lot of pressure after stating the blindingly obvious yesterday that if the foreign loans are "rewound" back to the original amount then the banks will be in big trouble."
  • "The edited photo can easily be 'rewound' back to its original state, regardless when or how much editing has taken place."
  • "With Funtastic Photos, photos aren't permanently changed; they can be changed, changed again, undone, changed and then "rewound" to their original state."