Sports Medicine Glossary

verb to recover from illness or exertion; to regain strength or health

• After undergoing surgery, it is important to rest and recuperate in order to allow your body to heal properly.
• I'm going to take a few days off work to just relax and recuperate from the stress.
• I partied too hard last night, I need to stay in bed all day and just recuperate.
• After a long week of work, I like to spend the weekend recuperating by doing things I enjoy.

noun a word that functions as the name of a specific thing, person, or place

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun

• The soldier strategically executed a tactical chunder before continuing on with the mission.
• After a night of heavy drinking, he had to make a tactical chunder in the bushes.
• I had one too many drinks and had to pull a tactical chunder in the alley.
• She felt overwhelmed with emotions and had to have a tactical chunder to release the pent-up feelings.