worn tread

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• tread — I n. step 1) a firm; heavy; light tread mark 2) tire treads pattern of ridges 3) a worn tread 4) a tire tread II v. 1) (usu. fig.) (d; intr.) to tread on, upon (to tread on smb. s toes) 2) (P; intr.) to tread softly * * * [tred …   Combinatory dictionary

• Tread — The tread of a tire or caterpillar track refers to the rubber on its circumference that makes contact with the road. As tires are used, the tread is worn down limiting their effectiveness in providing traction. A worn tire tread can be replaced… …   Wikipedia

• tread — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 sound you make when you are walking ADJECTIVE ▪ heavy ▪ I heard his heavy tread moving about upstairs. ▪ light, soft ▪ measured, slow …   Collocations dictionary

• tread-wear indicators — Bars of hard rubber that appear across the treads of a tire. They are 1.5 mm (1/16 ) above the base of the tread (the legal limit. They become visible when the tread has been worn down so that only 1.5 mm (a sixteenth of an inch) of tread is left …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• worn — adj. Worn is used with these nouns: ↑carpet, ↑copy, ↑couch, ↑jeans, ↑leather, ↑shoe, ↑sneaker, ↑tread, ↑tyre, ↑velvet …   Collocations dictionary

• re-tread — (ˈ) ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ transitive verb : to tread again * * * /ree tred /, v.t., v.i., re trod, re trodden or re trod, re treading. to tread again. [1590 1600; RE + TREAD] * * * re|tread «verb. ree TREHD; noun. REE TREHD», verb, tread|ed, tread| …   Useful english dictionary

• re|tread — «verb. ree TREHD; noun. REE TREHD», verb, tread|ed, tread|ing, noun. –v.t. to put a new tread on. –n. 1. a tire that has been retreaded: »The exemption from the camelback tax would offset retreads for small and medium cars (Wall Street Journal).… …   Useful english dictionary

• To tread upon one's heels — Heel Heel, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw. h[ a]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.] 1. The hinder part of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Tire — This article is about tires used on road vehicles, including pneumatic tires and solid tires. For railroad tires, see railway tires. For other uses, see tire (disambiguation) or tyre.Tires, or tyres (in American and British English, respectively) …   Wikipedia

• Tire maintenance — Friction from moving contact with the road causes the tread on the outer perimeter of the tire to eventually wear away. When the tire tread becomes too shallow, the tire is worn out and should be replaced. The same wheels can usually be used… …   Wikipedia

• Flat tire — The term flat tire describes the condition whereby a pneumatic tire becomes deflated, such that the metal of the wheel is no longer kept suspended above the ground. This can occur for several reasons: [ [http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/ab… …   Wikipedia