Recovery, In boating, the movement of the body by which a rower reaches forward from one stroke in preparation for the next_ as, the bow oar is slow in the recover, verb_ To cover again, roofing To add a new roof membrane or steep-slope covering over an existing one, transitive verb _To rescue; to deliver, To overcome; to get the better of, -- as a state of mind or body, To get or obtain again; to get renewed possession of; to win back; to regain, intransitive verb_ To search for, find, and bring back, To get back control or possession of (land) by military conquest or legal action, To cause to be restored to a normal or usual condition