recap1

[v. ree-kap, ree-kap; n. ree-kap] /v. ˈriˌkæp, riˈkæp; n. ˈriˌkæp/
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
2.
a recapped tire.
Origin
1935-40; re- + cap1
Related forms
recappable, adjective

recap2

[ree-kap] /ˈriˌkæp/
noun
1.
a recapitulation.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object), recapped, recapping.
2.
to recapitulate.
Origin
1945-50; by shortening
Examples from the web for recap
  • Single cells can merge together, and some modern species recap how this might have happened.
  • The article did a good job with that time line, but let's recap.
  • recap, strictly speaking a miracle was a sign or wonder where natural law was suspended.
  • The museum also has a spectacular minute-by-minute recap of how the press covered the day.
  • To recap, the companies aren't really planning to ship all their jobs abroad, and they're not failing.
  • Four teams, three dances and two hours of show to recap.
  • Here it is, my attempt to recap a year's worth of volcanic events.
  • Let's start with the puzzle recap and then the solution.
British Dictionary definitions for recap

recap

verb (ˈriːˌkæp; riːˈkæp) -caps, -capping, -capped
1.
(informal) short for recapitulate
noun (ˈriːˌkæp)
2.
(informal) recapitulation
3.
(Austral & NZ) another name for retread
Derived Forms
recappable, adjective
Word Origin and History for recap
v.

1856, "put a cap on again," from re- + cap (n.). Specific sense "put a strip of rubber on the tread of a tire" is 1920s. As a shortened form of recapitulate, it dates from 1920s. Related: Recapped; recapping.

Slang definitions & phrases for recap

recap

noun

: I gave her a quick recap of the incident

verb

To repeat, esp in a summary form; recapitulate; rehash (1940s+)


Related Abbreviations for recap

recap

recapitulation