The verb recover has 6 senses (first 3 from tagged texts)
1. (9) recover, retrieve, find, regain -- (get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly")
2. (4) recuperate, recover, convalesce -- (get over an illness or shock; "The patient is recuperating")
3. (3) recover, go back, recuperate -- (regain a former condition after a financial loss; "We expect the stocks to recover to $2.90"; "The company managed to recuperate")
4. recover, recoup, recuperate -- (regain or make up for; "recuperate one's losses")
5. reclaim, recover -- (reuse (materials from waste products))