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recheat

noun · verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ɹɪˈt͡ʃiːt/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -iːt

1

noun

Meaning 1

A series of notes blown on a horn as a signal in hunting to call back the hounds when they have lost track of the game.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: archaic

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To blow the recheat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Probably from Anglo-Norman; compare Old French racheter (“rally”).