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.

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.

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

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic, Valencia) [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