re·tread (r -tr d )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. (r trd )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
| Noun | 1. | 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 |
| Verb | 1. | retread - use again in altered form; "retread an old plot" |
| 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)
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