recap

¹

[ verb ree-kap, ree-kap; noun ree-kap ]

verb (used with object)

, re·capped, re·cap·ping.

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

1. a recapped tire.

recap

²

[ ree-kap ]

noun

1. a recapitulation.

verb (used with or without object)

, re·capped, re·cap·ping.

1. to recapitulate.

recap

verb

1. informal.
   short for recapitulate

noun

1. informal.
   recapitulation
2. another name for retread

Derived Forms

• reˈcappable, adjective

Other Words From

• re·cappa·ble adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of recap¹

First recorded in 1935–40; re- + cap ¹

Origin of recap²

First recorded in 1945–50; by shortening

Example Sentences

McKagan beams as he recaps his recent European tour, his first in support of his second solo album, “Lighthouse.”

From Los Angeles Times

Goldstein has plenty of consequential actions to choose from, but he slides into a recap of a story that I mostly already knew from interviews and the superb documentary “Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work.”

From Los Angeles Times

In Dragon Ball Z, Harris's deep, distinctive voice became iconic when heard narrating recaps, intros and outros for episodes.

From BBC

Anderson posted a humorous recap of that Season 1 episode on TikTok, where he quickly found an audience hungry to relive the absurdity of the themes in “7th Heaven” along with him.

From Los Angeles Times

For those fortunate enough not to have seen this story yet, a quick recap: Walz has a Labrador Retriever mix named Scout, who crops up regularly on Walz's social media.

From Salon

Related Words

• rehash
• rundown
• summation
• synopsis