rewind

rewind
1. verb /riˈwaɪnd/
a) To wind back; as, to rewind a VCR, cassette tape, or DVD.
b) To wind again; as, to rewind an unwound spool of string or tape.
2. noun /riˈwaɪnd/
a) The act of rewinding.

I meant to pause the picture, but hit the rewind by mistake.

b) A button or other mechanism for rewinding.

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