"recap" meaning in English

See recap in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ɹiːˈkæp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recap (verb).wav Forms: recaps [plural]
enPR: rē-kăpʹ Rhymes: -æp Etymology: From re- + cap. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|cap}} re- + cap Head templates: {{en-noun}} recap (plural recaps)
  1. A tire that has had new tread glued on.
    Sense id: en-recap-en-noun-mGuYErtH
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

IPA: /ˈɹiːkæp/, /ɹiːˈkæp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recap (noun).wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recap (verb).wav Forms: recaps [plural]
enPR: rēʹ-kăp, rē-kăpʹ Rhymes: -iːkæp, (verb) -æp Etymology: Clipping of recapitulation. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|recapitulation}} Clipping of recapitulation Head templates: {{en-noun}} recap (plural recaps)
  1. A recapitulation. Synonyms (recapitulation): summarisation, summarization, summary, summing-up
    Sense id: en-recap-en-noun-FtamCTav
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Forms: recaps [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of recapitalization. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|recapitalization}} Clipping of recapitalization Head templates: {{en-noun}} recap (plural recaps)
  1. A leveraged recapitalization accomplished by increasing the debt to equity ratio.
    Sense id: en-recap-en-noun-JJF7pY6B
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Verb

IPA: /ɹiːˈkæp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recap (verb).wav Forms: recaps [present, singular, third-person], recapping [participle, present], recapped [participle, past], recapped [past]
enPR: rē-kăpʹ Rhymes: -æp Etymology: From re- + cap. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|cap}} re- + cap Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} recap (third-person singular simple present recaps, present participle recapping, simple past and past participle recapped)
  1. To seal (something) again with a cap.
    Sense id: en-recap-en-verb-IlWw4vGr
  2. (Canada, US) To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing a new outer portion. Tags: Canada, US Synonyms: retread
    Sense id: en-recap-en-verb-FAlB43f4 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, English terms prefixed with re-, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 18 14 8 26 16 10 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 8 17 13 7 28 16 11 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with re-: 10 19 15 5 28 12 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 9 20 14 4 25 17 11 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 17 14 8 25 17 11
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

IPA: /ˈɹiːkæp/, /ɹiːˈkæp/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recap (noun).wav , LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recap (verb).wav Forms: recaps [present, singular, third-person], recapping [participle, present], recapped [participle, past], recapped [past]
enPR: rēʹ-kăp, rē-kăpʹ Rhymes: -iːkæp, (verb) -æp Etymology: Clipping of recapitulation. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|recapitulation}} Clipping of recapitulation Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} recap (third-person singular simple present recaps, present participle recapping, simple past and past participle recapped)
  1. To recapitulate. Synonyms (recapitulate): summarise, summarize, sum up
    Sense id: en-recap-en-verb-4ljAiSwj
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Forms: recaps [present, singular, third-person], recapping [participle, present], recapped [participle, past], recapped [past]
Etymology: From re- + cap (etymology 4). Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|re|cap}} re- + cap Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} recap (third-person singular simple present recaps, present participle recapping, simple past and past participle recapped)
  1. (informal) To replace capacitors in electronic equipment. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-recap-en-verb-2SIJZ1cG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Inflected forms

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