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wind up vs rewind

rewind vs wind up

wind up and rewind both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
wind up No No Yes No
rewind No No Yes No
As verbs, rewind is a hyponym of wind up; that is, rewind is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than wind up:
  • wind up: coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
  • rewind: wind (up) again
wind up (verb) rewind (verb)
finally be or do something wind (up) again
coil the spring of (some mechanical device) by turning a stem
to evoke sexual feelings
give a preliminary swing to the arm pitching
Difference between wind up and rewind

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