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Rewind vs. Reverse — What's the Difference?

Rewind vs. Reverse — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Rewind and Reverse

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Rewind

To wind again or anew
Rewound the thread on the spool.

Reverse

Turned backward in position, direction, or order
The reverse side of the poster.

Rewind

To reverse the winding of (audiotape, videotape, or film).

Reverse

Moving, acting, or organized in a manner contrary to the usual
In reverse order.

Rewind

To reverse the playing of (an audio or video recording).
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Reverse

Causing backward movement
A reverse gear.

Rewind

To rewind an audiotape or other linear recording.

Reverse

(Printing) Printed in such a way that the normally colored part appears white against a colored or black background.

Rewind

To be rewound
Let the tape rewind to the beginning.

Reverse

The opposite or contrary
All along we thought Sue was older than Bill, but just the reverse was true.

Rewind

To return to an earlier time or stage in a sequence of events.

Reverse

The back or rear part
The reverse of the flyer.

Rewind

The act or process of rewinding or being rewound.

Reverse

The side of a coin or medal that does not carry the principal design; the verso.

Rewind

A control mechanism for rewinding tape or film, for example.

Reverse

A change to an opposite position, condition, or direction.

Rewind

To wind (something) again.

Reverse

A change in fortune from better to worse; a setback
Suffered financial reverses.

Rewind

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

Reverse

A mechanism, such as a gear in a motor vehicle, that is used to reverse movement.

Rewind

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

Reverse

The position or operating condition of such a mechanism.

Rewind

The act of rewinding.

Reverse

Movement in an opposite direction.

Rewind

A button or other mechanism for rewinding.

Reverse

(Football) An offensive play in which a ball carrier running in one direction executes a handoff to a player running in the opposite direction.

Reverse

To turn around to the opposite direction
The wind reversed the weather vane.

Reverse

To turn inside out or upside down
Reverse a jacket.

Reverse

To exchange the positions of; transpose
Reversed the people on stage.

Reverse

(Law) To change or set aside (a lower court's decision).

Reverse

To cause to adopt a contrary viewpoint
Reversed himself during the campaign.

Reverse

To change to the opposite
Reversed their planned course of action.

Reverse

To cause (an engine or mechanism) to function in reverse.

Reverse

To direct that (a charge) apply to the person receiving instead of making a telephone call.

Reverse

To turn or move in the opposite direction.

Reverse

To reverse the action of an engine.

Reverse

Opposite, contrary; going in the opposite direction.
We ate the meal in reverse order, starting with dessert and ending with the starter.
The mirror showed us a reverse view of the scene.

Reverse

Pertaining to engines, vehicle movement etc. moving in a direction opposite to the usual direction.
He selected reverse gear.

Reverse

To be in the non-default position; to be set for the lesser-used route.

Reverse

Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.

Reverse

(botany) Reversed.
A reverse shell

Reverse

(genetics) In which cDNA synthetization is obtained from an RNA template.

Reverse

In a reverse way or direction; in reverse; upside-down.

Reverse

The opposite of something.
We believed the Chinese weren't ready for us. In fact, the reverse was true.

Reverse

The act of going backwards; a reversal.

Reverse

A piece of misfortune; a setback.

Reverse

The tails side of a coin, or the side of a medal or badge that is opposite the obverse.

Reverse

The side of something facing away from a viewer, or from what is considered the front; the other side.

Reverse

The gear setting of an automobile that makes it travel backwards.

Reverse

A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

Reverse

(surgery) A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

Reverse

(transitive) To turn something around so that it faces the opposite direction or runs in the opposite sequence.
To reverse the order of books on a shelf
To reverse a portion of video footage

Reverse

(transitive) To turn something inside out or upside down.

Reverse

(transitive) To transpose the positions of two things.

Reverse

(transitive) To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
All trends reverse eventually.

Reverse

To return, come back.

Reverse

To turn away; to cause to depart.

Reverse

To cause to return; to recall.

Reverse

(legal) To revoke a law, or to change a decision into its opposite.
To reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree

Reverse

To cause a mechanism to operate or move in the opposite direction to normal; to drive a vehicle in the direction the driver has the back.

Reverse

(chemistry) To change the direction of a reaction such that the products become the reactants and vice-versa.

Reverse

To place (a set of points) in the reverse position.

Reverse

To move from the normal position to the reverse position.

Reverse

To engage reverse thrust on (an engine).

Reverse

To overthrow; to subvert.

Reverse

(computing) reverse-engineer

Reverse

Turned backward; having a contrary or opposite direction; hence; opposite or contrary in kind; as, the reverse order or method.

Reverse

Turned upside down; greatly disturbed.
He found the sea diverseWith many a windy storm reverse.

Reverse

Reversed; as, a reverse shell.

Reverse

That which appears or is presented when anything, as a lance, a line, a course of conduct, etc., is reverted or turned contrary to its natural direction.
He did so with the reverse of the lance.

Reverse

That which is directly opposite or contrary to something else; a contrary; an opposite.
And then mistook reverse of wrong for right.
To make everything the reverse of what they have seen, is quite as easy as to destroy.

Reverse

The act of reversing; complete change; reversal; hence, total change in circumstances or character; especially, a change from better to worse; misfortune; a check or defeat; as, the enemy met with a reverse.
The strange reverse of fate you see;I pitied you, now you may pity me.
By a reverse of fortune, Stephen becomes rich.

Reverse

The back side; as, the reverse of a drum or trench; the reverse of a medal or coin, that is, the side opposite to the obverse. See Obverse.

Reverse

A thrust in fencing made with a backward turn of the hand; a backhanded stroke.

Reverse

A turn or fold made in bandaging, by which the direction of the bandage is changed.

Reverse

To turn back; to cause to face in a contrary direction; to cause to depart.
And that old dame said many an idle verse,Out of her daughter's heart fond fancies to reverse.

Reverse

To cause to return; to recall.
And to his fresh remembrance did reverseThe ugly view of his deformed crimes.

Reverse

To change totally; to alter to the opposite.
Reverse the doom of death.
She reversed the conduct of the celebrated vicar of Bray.

Reverse

To turn upside down; to invert.
A pyramid reversed may stand upon his point if balanced by admirable skill.

Reverse

Hence, to overthrow; to subvert.
These can divide, and these reverse, the state.
Custom . . . reverses even the distinctions of good and evil.

Reverse

To overthrow by a contrary decision; to make void; to under or annual for error; as, to reverse a judgment, sentence, or decree.

Reverse

To return; to revert.

Reverse

To become or be reversed.

Reverse

A relation of direct opposition;
We thought Sue was older than Bill but just the reverse was true

Reverse

The gears by which the motion of a machine can be reversed

Reverse

An unfortunate happening that hinders of impedes; something that is thwarting or frustrating

Reverse

The side of a coin or medal that does not bear the principal design

Reverse

(American football) a running play in which a back running in one direction hands the ball to a back running in the opposite direction

Reverse

Turning in the opposite direction

Reverse

Change to the contrary;
The trend was reversed
The tides turned against him
Public opinion turned when it was revealed that the president had an affair with a White House intern

Reverse

Turn inside out or upside down

Reverse

Rule against;
The Republicans were overruled when the House voted on the bill

Reverse

Annul by recalling or rescinding;
He revoked the ban on smoking
Lift an embargo
Vacate a death sentence

Reverse

Directed or moving toward the rear;
A rearward glance
A rearward movement

Reverse

Reversed (turned backward) in order or nature or effect

Reverse

Of the transmission gear causing backward movement in a motor vehicle;
In reverse gear

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