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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
vb [riːˈtrɛd] -treads, -treading, -treaded
(Engineering / Automotive Engineering) (tr) another word for remould [2]
n [ˈriːˌtrɛd]
1. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) another word for remould [3]
2. (Business / Industrial Relations & HR Terms) Austral & NZ informal a pensioner who has resumed employment, esp in a former profession
3. (Performing Arts) (Music / Pop Music) a film, piece of music, etc. which is a superficially altered version of an earlier original
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
retread [ˈriːtred]
A. N (= tyre) → neumático m recauchutado, llanta f recauchutada, llanta f reencauchada(LAm)
B. [ˌriːˈtred] VT [+ tyre] → recauchutar, reencauchar(CAm)
retread [riːˈtrɛd]
vt [+ tyre] → rechaper
[ˈriːtrɛd] npneu rechapé
retread
vt tyredie Laufflächen erneuern von
n (= tyre)runderneuerter Reifen
retread [ɐn ˈriːˌtrɛd; ɐvb ˌriːˈtrɛd]
1. ngomma rigenerata
2. vt (Aut) (tyre) → rigenerare

retread [ɐn ˈriːˌtrɛd; ɐvb ˌriːˈtrɛd]
1. ngomma rigenerata
2. vt (Aut) (tyre) → rigenerare


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