Recap definitions

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A tire that has been recapped.
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A summary or recapitulation, as of a news report, sports contest, or television show.
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To replace a cap or caplike covering on.

Recapped the bottle.

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To restore (a used tire of a motor vehicle) to usable condition by bonding new rubber onto the worn tread and lateral surface.
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To recapitulate.

Recapped the headlines at the end of the news broadcast; recapped her favorite reality show on her blog.

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A recapped tire; retread.
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A summary or brief restatement.
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To put a new tread on (a worn pneumatic tire) by cementing a strip of crude rubber to the old casing and vulcanizing in a mold; retread.
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To repeat briefly, as in an outline; summarize.
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Recap is short for recapitulation or briefly going over what has already been said.

An example of a recap is the summary of a new program before the show is over.

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The definition of a recap is a tire that has been repaired by attaching new rubber treads.

An example of a recap is a retreaded tire.

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To recap is to repair a tire by attaching new rubber treads, or to replace the top on a container.

An example of recap is to repair a bald tire with new tread.

An example of recap is to put the top back onto a screw-top wine bottle.

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To seal (something) again with a cap.
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Origin of recap