Sekirov Dictionary

recycle

UK /ˌɹiːˈsaɪkəl/US /ɹəˈsaɪkəl/

verb 7
noun 1
forms 3

verb7

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To break down and reuse component materials.
- Both paper and plastic can be recycled.
•
To be recycled.
- Sulfur recycles in the sulfur cycle.
•
To collect or place in a bin for recycling.
- Most cans, bottles, and jars need to be rinsed, so recycle while you are doing dishes. — 1990
To discard into a recycling bin.
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(figurative) To reuse as a whole.
- He [Huw Jones] was hauled down in England’s 22 but, when the ball was quickly recycled, [Finn] Russell’s miss-pass gave Sean Maitland the room to score in the left corner. — 2018
(US) To put (a person) through a course of training again.
To skate toward the rear of the engagement zone to maximize the time that an opposing jammer must spend before returning to the action.

noun1

•
An act of recycling.
- If the agency does not approve recycle of the cadet who failed to qualify, the cadet is sent home and is not hired by the department who sponsored him or her in the academy. — 2020

forms

recycled · recycling · recycles

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