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retread

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re·tread  (r-trd)
tr.v. re·tread·ed, re·tread·ing, re·treads
1. To fit (a worn automotive tire) with a new tread.
2. To make or do over again, especially with minimal revision; rehash: retreading a familiar story line.
n. (rtrd)
1. A tire that has been fitted with a new tread.
2. A revision or reworking; a remake or rehash: a trite retread of an old musical.
3. Informal A person who has been retrained for work.

retread
Verb
[-treading, -treaded]
to bond a new tread onto (a worn tyre)
Noun
a remoulded tyre
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.retread - a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
auto tire, automobile tire, car tire, rubber tire - a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel
Verb1.retread - use again in altered form; "retread an old plot"
work on, work, process - shape, form, or improve a material; "work stone into tools"; "process iron"; "work the metal"
2.retread - give new treads to (a tire)
regenerate, renew - reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new; "We renewed our friendship after a hiatus of twenty years"; "They renewed their membership"
Translations
Spanish retread [ˈriːtrɛd] nneumático or llanta (LAM) recauchutado/a
French retread vt [riːˈtrɛd] (Aut) [+ tyre]; rechaper
n [ˈriːtrɛd]pneu rechapé

German retread [ˈriːtrɛd] n (tyre) → runderneuerter Reifen m
Italian retread vt [riːˈtrɛd] (AUT) [+ tyre]; rigenerare
n [ˈriːtrɛd]gomma rigenerata

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