to recap a tire
1recap — ☆ ☆ recap recap1 [rē kap′; ] also, and for n. always [, rē′kap΄] vt. recapped, recapping [ RE + CAP ] to put a new tread on (a worn pneumatic tire) by cementing a strip of crude rubber to the old casing and vulcanizing in a mold; retread n. a… …
2recap — (v.) put a strip of rubber on the tread of a tire, 1856. Used of automobile tires 1920s. As a shortened form of RECAPITULATE (Cf. recapitulate), it dates from 1920s (see RECAPITULATION (Cf. recapitulation)) …
3tire — I n. AE; BE spelling: tyre 1) regal tire 2) in tire (to dine in regal tire) 1) to deflate; inflate a tire 2) to mount a tire 3) to change; patch, repair; recap; retread a tire 4) to crisscross, rotate tires (to reduce wear) 5) to slash a tire 6)… …
4tire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. weary, fatigue, bore, exhaust, jade, fag. See weariness. n. recap, retread; snow, spare, radial, tube, tubeless, or bias ply tire. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. wheel, casing, tire and tube; see wheel 1 .… …
5recap — recap1 recappable, adj. v. /ree kap , ree kap /; n. /ree kap /, v., recapped, recapping, n. v.t. 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. n …
6recap — I re•cap v. [[t]ˈriˌkæp, riˈkæp[/t]] n. [[t]ˈriˌkæp[/t]] v. capped, cap•ping, n. 1) aum 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 2) aum a… …
7recap — re·cap || ‚rÉªË kæp v. reclose with a cap, replace a cap; put new treads onto a tire; recapitulate, summarize, review with a short summary …
8recap — [1] Adding a top strip of synthetic or reclaimed rubber to buffed and roughened surface of a worn tire. [2] The top strip itself See retread …
9auto tire — noun a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel • Syn: ↑car tire, ↑automobile tire, ↑rubber tire • Hypernyms: ↑tire, ↑tyre • Hyponyms: ↑retread, ↑ …
10automobile tire — noun a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel • Syn: ↑car tire, ↑auto tire, ↑rubber tire • Hypernyms: ↑tire, ↑tyre • Hyponyms: ↑retread, ↑ …
