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Retread
Definitions
- 1 A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
- 2 A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition. figuratively, sometimes
"But The West Side Waltz is otherwise a tedious retread of Mr. Thompson's previous effort, On Golden Pond."
- 3 a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads wordnet
- 4 A person who re-entered military service in World War II after serving in World War I. slang
"In Our War the Retreads usually slinked in over-aged, over-weight and overcautious in the face of a new generation."
- 1 To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
- 2 To tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again. transitive
"As a child I had not been content with the results promised by the modern professors of natural science. With a confusion of ideas only to be accounted for by my extreme youth and my want of a guide on such matters, I had retrod the steps of knowledge along the paths of time and exchanged the discoveries of recent inquirers for the dreams of forgotten alchemists. Besides, I had a contempt for the uses of modern natural philosophy."
- 3 give new treads to (a tire) wordnet
- 4 To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheaper alternative to buying a new tyre, but potentially introducing a risk of premature failure if performed improperly. UK
"There was no evidence to suggest that the fact that both tyres had been retreaded 3 times was a factor in the failure occurrence. This type of aircraft tyre (Type VII) is routinely retreaded 6 times or more before being taken out of service."
- 5 use again in altered form wordnet
Etymology
From re- + tread (“grooves carved into the face of a tire”, noun).
From re- + tread (“grooves carved into the face of a tire”, noun).
From re- + tread (verb).
From re- + tread (verb).
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