Rewind (Verb)
Meaning
Wind (up) again; "the mechanical watch needs rewinding every day".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The antique music box needs to be rewound every few hours to keep playing.
- He had to rewind the grandfather clock every Sunday morning.
- Her mechanical watch required daily rewinding to maintain its accuracy.
- The old timer had to rewind his pocket watch before it stopped working.
- The museum curator carefully rewound the historic clock every night.