ALL meanings of recycle
re·cy·cle
R r - verb with object recycle to treat or process (used or waste materials) so as to make suitable for reuse: recycling paper to save trees. 1
- verb with object recycle to alter or adapt for new use without changing the essential form or nature of: The old factory is being recycled as a theater. 1
- verb with object recycle to use again in the original form or with minimal alteration: The governor recycled some speeches from his early days. 1
- verb with object recycle to cause to pass through a cycle again: to recycle laundry through a washing machine. 1
- verb without object recycle to pass through a cycle again; repeat a process from the beginning. 1
- verb without object recycle to undergo reuse or renewal; be subject to or suitable for further use, activity, etc.: The industry will recycle and become profitable once more. 1
- noun recycle the act or process of recycling. 1
- transitive verb recycle reuse, repurpose 1
- transitive verb recycle send sth for reuse 1
- intransitive verb recycle send articles for reuse 1
- transitive verb recycle use again, repeat 1
- verb recycle If you recycle things that have already been used, such as bottles or sheets of paper, you process them so that they can be used again. 0
- verb recycle to pass (a substance) through a system again for further treatment or use 0
- verb recycle to reclaim (packaging or products with a limited useful life) for further use 0
- verb recycle to institute a different cycle of processes or events in (a machine, system, etc) 0
- verb recycle to repeat (a series of operations) 0
- noun recycle the repetition of a fixed sequence of events 0
- verb transitive recycle to pass through a cycle or part of a cycle again, as for checking, treating, etc. 0
- verb transitive recycle to use again and again, as a single supply of water in cooling, washing, diluting, etc. 0
- verb transitive recycle to treat or process in order to use again 0
- verb transitive recycle to gather up and turn in (empty bottles and cans, old newspapers, etc.) to be so treated or processed 0
- verb transitive recycle to alter or adapt to a new use or function 0
- verb transitive recycle to use again; bring back; reuse 0
- intransitive verb recycle to pass through a cycle, system, etc. and return to the starting point again or repeatedly 0
- intransitive verb recycle to engage in recycling empty bottles, old newspapers, etc. 0