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Noun: recap  'ree`kap
  1. A summary at the end that repeats the substance of a longer discussion
    - recapitulation, review
     
  2. A used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
    - retread
Verb: recap (recapped,recapping)  ree'kap or 'ree`kap
  1. Summarize briefly
    "Let's recap the main ideas"
    - recapitulate

Derived forms: recapping, recapped, recaps

Type of: auto tire [N. Amer], automobile tire [N. Amer], capitulation, car tire [N. Amer], car tyre [Brit], resume, rubber tire [N. Amer], rubber tyre [Brit], run over, sum up, summarise [Brit], summarize

Encyclopedia: Recap