noun
definition
A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
definition
A person who re-entered military service in World War Two after serving in World War One.
verb
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To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
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To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheap, and possibly dangerous, product.
Examples of retread in a Sentence
But Countless Times is so much more than just a retread of familiar ground.
Mr. Farmer, who died at 47, was co-owner of Tire Technics, the world 's biggest tire retread firm.
It 's a perfectly innocent, cartoony style film although it is a simple retread of numerous other movies aimed at a younger audience.
Yet it isn't just a simple retread of previous territory, with only the names changed.
Innovation Does it do anything new, or simply retread old ground?
Mr. Farmer, who died at 47, was co-owner of tire Technics, the world's biggest tire retread firm.
Just for fun, let 's take the time to retread the path taken by the controversy.
Yet it is n't just a simple retread of previous territory, with only the names changed.