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recap

1

[ verb ree-kap, ree-kap; noun ree-kap ]

verb (used with object)

recapped, recapping.
  1. to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.


noun

  1. a recapped tire.

recap

2

[ ree-kap ]

verb (used with or without object)

recapped, recapping.

recap

verb

  1. informal.
    short for recapitulate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. informal.
  2. another name for retread
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ貹, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·p· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of recap1

First recorded in 1935–40; re- + cap 1

Origin of recap2

First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening
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Here is what to expect from the hearing - and a recap of how we got here.

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Meredith raised this point in last week’s recap.

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But what a strange, tumultuous, unjoyful moment it is to encounter this winking recap of our 44th president’s political journey.

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So, let us recap; Trump runs his Cabinet as if he’s King.

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The tone of the conversation shifted an hour into recapping Ward's stint on the teen show and her subsequent pivot to the adult film industry when Fishel asked Ward: “Do you hate us?”

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