- informal
short for recapitulate
- informal
short for recapitulation - Austral NZ
another name for retread
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
re•cap1 /v. ˈriˌkæp, riˈkæp; n. ˈriˌkæp/USA pronunciation
v., -capped, -cap•ping, n.
v. [~ + object]
n. [countable]
re•cap2 /ˈriˌkæp/USA pronunciation n., v., -capped, -cap•ping.
n. [countable]
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026v. [~ + object]
- Automotiveto repair (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber.
n. [countable]
- Automotivea tire repaired this way.
re•cap2 /ˈriˌkæp/USA pronunciation n., v., -capped, -cap•ping.
n. [countable]
- an act of telling again, esp. in a shortened form;
a recapitulation:a recap of top stories in the news.
v.
- to tell again, esp. in a summary or shortened form;
recapitulate: [~ + object]recapped the top news stories.[no object]To recap, snow is expected.
re•cap1
(v. rē′kap′, rē kap′;n. rē′kap′),USA pronunciation v., -capped, -cap•ping, n.
v.t.
n.
re•cap′pa•ble, adj.
re•cap2 (rē′kap′),USA pronunciation n., v., -capped, -cap•ping.
n.
v.t., v.i.
v.t.
- Automotiveto recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.
n.
- Automotivea recapped tire.
- re- + cap1 1935–40
re•cap2 (rē′kap′),USA pronunciation n., v., -capped, -cap•ping.
n.
- a recapitulation.
v.t., v.i.
- to recapitulate.
- by shortening 1945–50
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
recap vb /ˈriːˌkæp; riːˈkæp/ ( -caps, -capping, -capped)
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