Rewind vs. Unwind

Rewind vs. Unwind — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Rewind and Unwind

Rewindverb

To wind (something) again.

Unwindverb

(transitive) To separate (something that is wound up)

to unwind a ball of yarnCould you unwind about a foot of ribbon so I can finish the package?

Rewindverb

To wind (something) back, now especially of cassette or video tape, CD, DVD etc.; to go back on a video or audio recording.

Unwindverb

To disentangle

Rewindverb

(figurative) To go back or think back to a previous moment or place, or a previous point in a discourse.

Unwindverb

To relax; to chill out; to rest and relieve of stress

After work, I like to unwind by smoking a pipe while reading the paper.
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Rewindnoun

The act of rewinding.

Unwindverb

(intransitive) To be or become unwound; to be capable of being unwound or untwisted.

Rewindnoun

A button or other mechanism for rewinding.

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

Unwindverb

To undo something.

Unwindverb

To analyse (a call stack) so as to generate a stack trace etc.

Unwindnoun

Any mechanism or operation that unwinds something.

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Unwindverb

reverse the winding or twisting of;

unwind a ball of yarn

Unwindverb

separate the tangles of

Unwindverb

become less tense, rest, or take one's ease;

He relaxed in the hot tubLet's all relax after a hard day's work

Unwindverb

cause to feel relaxed;

A hot bath always relaxes me