Meanings
verbrecomp (third-person singular simple present recomps, present participle recomping, simple past and past participle recomped)
present singular third person recomps · participle present recomping · participle past recomped · past recomped
- colloquialbodybuildingto recompose (that is, to gain muscle while simultaneously losing adipose tissue)
nounrecomp (countable and uncountable, plural recomps)
plural recomps
- colloquialcountableuncountablebodybuildingA phase of gaining muscle while simultaneously losing adipose tissue.
Origin
Clipping of recompose.
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APA
recomp. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recomp
MLA
“recomp.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recomp. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “recomp,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recomp.
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