Associations to the word «Retread»

Wiktionary

RETREAD, verb. To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
RETREAD, noun. A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
RETREAD, noun. (military) (slang) a person who re-entered military service in World War Two after serving in World War One.
RETREAD, verb. (transitive) to tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again.
RETREAD, noun. (sometimes figurative) A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.

Dictionary definition

RETREAD, noun. A used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads.
RETREAD, verb. Use again in altered form; "retread an old plot".
RETREAD, verb. Give new treads to (a tire).

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