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recap

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re·cap 1  (r-kp)
tr.v. re·capped, re·cap·ping, re·caps
1. To replace a cap or caplike covering on: recapped the bottle.
2. To restore (a used tire of a motor vehicle) to usable condition by bonding new rubber onto the worn tread and lateral surface.
n. (rkp)
A tire that has been recapped.

recap Informal
Verb
[-capping, -capped]
to recapitulate
Noun
a recapitulation
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.recap - a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
capitulation - a summary that enumerates the main parts of a topic
epanodos - recapitulation of the main ideas of a speech (especially in reverse order)
2.recap - a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
auto tire, automobile tire, car tire, rubber tire - a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel
Verb1.recap - summarize briefly; "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"
sum up, summarize, summarise, resume - give a summary (of); "he summed up his results"; "I will now summarize"
hash over, rehash, retrograde - go back over; "retrograde arguments"
Translations
Spanish recap [ˈriːkæp] vt, virecapitular
French recap [ˈriːkæp] nrécapitulation f
vt, virécapituler

German recap [ˈriːkæp] vt, vizusammenfassen
Italian recap [ˈriːkæp] nricapitolazione f
viriassumere

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At this moment I can recap to my mind their slender shafts, and the graceful inequalities of their bark, on which my eye was accustomed to dwell day after day in the midst of my solitary musings.
 
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