recover

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

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