rec

See also: rec., rěc, reč, řeč, and rěč

English

Noun

rec (countable and uncountable, plural recs)

1. (informal) Abbreviation of recreation.

   At 11 o'clock, school's out, and it's time for rec.

2. (countable, informal) A recommendation or suggestion.
3. (countable, informal) A recreation ground.

Alternative forms

• (recommendation): recc

Verb

rec (third-person singular simple present recs, present participle rec'ing, simple past and past participle reced or rec'ed)

1. (transitive, informal) To recommend.
2. (transitive, informal) To record.

Alternative forms

• (recommend): recc

Adjective

rec (not comparable)

1. (informal) Abbreviation of recreational.

Anagrams

• CER, CRE, ERC, Erc, RCE

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Catalan

Etymology

From Proto-Celtic *ɸrik- (“furrow”). Compare Occitan rèc (whence French arrèc) and Basque erreka.

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central, Valencian) IPA^(key): /ˈrek/
• Homophone: reg

Noun

rec m (plural recs)

1. irrigation ditch

Derived terms

• reguer

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Old English

Alternative forms

• rīec

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *raukiz, whence also Old Frisian rēk, Old Saxon rōk, Old Dutch rouc, Old High German rouh, Old Norse reykr. Possibly a loan from the Old Norse instead.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reːk/

Noun

rēc m

1. smoke

Descendants

• Middle English: rek
  • English: reek
  • Scots: reek, reik