recover
- Verb. (transitive) To get back, regain (a physical thing lost etc.).
- Verb. (transitive) To return to, resume (a given state of mind or body).
- Verb. (transitive, obsolete) To reach (a place), arrive at.
- Verb. (transitive, archaic) To restore to good health, consciousness, life etc.
- Verb. (transitive, archaic) To get better from; to get over.
- Verb. (intransitive) To get better, regain one's health.
- Verb. (intransitive) To regain one's composure, balance etc.
- Noun. (obsolete) Recovery. (defdate, 14th-17th c.) .
- Noun. (military) A position of holding a firearm during exercises, whereby the lock is at shoulder height and the sling facing out.
- Verb. To cover again.
- Verb. (context, roofing) To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one.
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