Recapped
verb (used with object)
1.
to recondition (a worn automobile tire) by cementing on a strip of prepared rubber and vulcanizing by subjecting to heat and pressure in a mold.
noun
2.
a recapped tire.
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noun
1.
verb (used with object), verb (used without object)
2.
to recapitulate.
Origin:
1945–50; by shortening
1945–50; by shortening
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World English Dictionary
| recap | |
| —vb , -caps, -capping, -capped | |
| 1. | informal short for recapitulate |
| —n , -caps, -capping, -capped, -caps | |
| 2. | informal short for recapitulation |
| 3. | (Austral), (NZ) another name for retread |
| re'cappable | |
| —adj | |
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Word Origin & History
recap
"put a strip of rubber on the tread of a tire," 1856. Used of automobile tires 1920s. As a shortened form of recapitulate, it dates from 1920s (see recapitulation).
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
| recap recapitulation |
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