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• retread — [[t]ri͟ːtred[/t]] retreads 1) N COUNT: usu sing, oft N of n (disapproval) If you describe something such as a book, film, or song as a retread, you mean that it contains ideas or elements that have been used before, and that it is not very… …   English dictionary

• retread — I. transitive verb (retreaded; retreading) Date: 1907 1. to bond or vulcanize a new tread to the prepared surface of (a worn tire) 2. to make over as if new < retread an old plot > II. noun Date: 1914 1. a retreaded tire …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• retread — v. /ree tred /; n. /ree tred /, v., retreaded, retreading, n. v.t. 1. to put a new tread on (a worn pneumatic tire casing) either by recapping or by cutting fresh treads in the smooth surface. 2. to repeat or do over, esp. without the boldness or …   Universalium

• retread — 1. verb a) To replace the traction providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads. 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… …   Wiktionary

• retread — re|tread [ˈri:tred] n 1.) a old tyre which is given a new rubber surface = ↑remould 2.) AmE informal something that is made or done again, with a few changes added used to show disapproval ▪ retreads of old TV shows 3.) AmE informal someone who… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• retread — re·tread || ‚rɪː tred v. refurbish a tire by bonding new rubber to its surface …   English contemporary dictionary

• retread — 1 noun (C) 1 a retreaded tyre 2 AmE informal something that is made or done again, with a few changes added: retreads of old TV shows 3 AmE informal someone who has been trained to do work which is different from what they did before 2 verb (T)… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary 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

• remould — remoulds, remoulding, remoulded (The spelling remold is used in American English. The noun is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːmoʊld[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]ri͟ːmo͟ʊld[/t]].) 1) N COUNT A remould is an old tyre which has been given a new surface or… …   English 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

• Tire manufacturing — Pneumatic tires are manufactured according to relatively standardized processes and machinery, in around 450 tire factories in the world. Over 1 billion tires are manufactured annually, making the tire industry the majority consumer of natural… …   Wikipedia