<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>An act of recovering.</li><li>The regaining of or possibility of regaining something lost or taken away.</li><li>Restoration or return to health from sickness.</li><li>Restoration or return to any former and better state or condition.</li><li>Time required for recovering.</li><li>Something that is gained in recovering.</li><li>An improvement in the economy marking the end of a recession or decline.</li><li>The regaining of substances in usable form, as from refuse material or waste products.</li><li>Law: the obtaining of right to something by verdict or judgment of a court of law.</li><li>Football: an act or instance of recovering a fumble.</li><li>Fencing: the movement to the position of guard after a lunge.</li><li>Rowing: a return to a former position for making the next stroke.</li></ul>