Recap definition
A summary or brief restatement.
noun
To replace a cap or caplike covering on.
Recapped the bottle.
verb
To recapitulate.
Recapped the headlines at the end of the news broadcast; recapped her favorite reality show on her blog.
verb
A summary or recapitulation, as of a news report, sports contest, or television show.
noun
To repeat briefly, as in an outline; summarize.
verb
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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.
verb
A tire that has been recapped.
noun
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.
verb
A recapped tire; retread.
noun
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.
noun
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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.
verb
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.
noun
To seal (something) again with a cap.
verb
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Origin of recap
- Shortened from recapitulate/recapitulation
From Wiktionary
- re- + cap
From Wiktionary