recap

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

2. a recapped tire.

noun

1. a recapitulation.

verb (used with or without object), re·capped, re·cap·ping.

2. to recapitulate.

verb (ˈriːˌkæp, riːˈkæp) -caps, -capping or -capped

1. informal short for recapitulate

noun (ˈriːˌkæp)

2. informal recapitulation
3. Australian and NZ another name for retread

v.

1856, “put a cap on again,” from re- + cap (n.). Specific sense “put a strip of rubber on the tread of a tire” is 1920s. As a shortened form of recapitulate, it dates from 1920s. Related: Recapped; recapping.