recycle

Etymology

Definitions

1. 1

   To break down and reuse component materials.

   • Both paper and plastic can be recycled.
   • Recycling and reusing the material eliminates the need to import aggregate, a strategy which has avoided over 50,000 lorry movements on local roads.
2. 2

   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.
3. 3

   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.
   • Recycling is no longer a chore when this convenient recycling center is a fixture in your kitchen.
   • You'll find many configurations, including models that hide behind a single cabinet door and conceal from one to three bins, so you can recycle at the same spot where you dispose of trash.
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   1. 4

      To be recycled.

      • Sulfur recycles in the sulfur cycle.
   2. 5

      To discard into a recycling bin.

   3. 6

      To put (a person) through a course of training again.

      • Recruits cannot fail this portion of their training and become a Marine. Anyone who fails may be “recycled” through training up to three more times to try again, but will be sent home if success in this program is not achieved.
   4. 7

      To skate toward the rear of the engagement zone to maximize the time that an opposing…

      To skate toward the rear of the engagement zone to maximize the time that an opposing jammer must spend before returning to the action.

   5. 8

      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.

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