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Retread Common

Retread has 7 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads

2

A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.

3

A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.

Verb
1

use again in altered form

"retread an old plot"

2

give new treads to (a tire)

3

To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.

4

to tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again.

Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
car tire work regenerate
Rhyming Words
yead read lead mead pead head bead sead dead glead tread oread aread ahead knead blead dread stead plead snead
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