recap

Plural: recaps

Noun

• a summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
• a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
• A tire that has had new tread glued on.
• A recapitulation.
• A leveraged recapitalization accomplished by increasing the debt to equity ratio.

Verb

Verb Forms: recapped, recapping, recaps

• To review by giving a brief summary.
• summarize briefly
  • "Let's recapitulate the main ideas"
• To seal (something) again with a cap.
• To replace the worn tread on a tire by gluing on a new outer portion.
• To recapitulate.
• To replace capacitors in electronic equipment.

Examples

• Before we begin with today's agenda, Alice will give us a recap of recent decisions.
• Before we begin with today's agenda, Alice, would you please recap the decisions that were made last week?
• He refused to buy recaps because he didn't trust them not to come apart on the highway.
• Let’s recap the game’s turning points before our next round of Scrabble.
• They buy a lot of camelback because they recap a lot of truck tires for trailer fleets.
• They're planning to recap those oil wells permanently.

Synonyms

recapitulate, recapitulation, retread, review, retread#Noun, retread#Verb, sum up, summarisation, summarise, summarization, summarize, summary, summing-up

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