retread, recap
(noun) a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
retread, remold, remould
(verb) give new treads to (a tire)
rework, make over, retread
(verb) use again in altered form; “retread an old plot”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
retread (third-person singular simple present retreads, present participle retreading, simple past and past participle retreaded)
To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
(UK) To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheap, and possibly dangerous, product.
• (tyre retread): recap (US)
retread (plural retreads)
A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
(military, slang) a person who re-entered military service in World War Two after serving in World War One.
retread (third-person singular simple present retreads, present participle retreading, simple past retrod, past participle retrodden)
(transitive) to tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again.
retread (plural retreads)
(sometimes, figurative) A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.
• rerated, retrade, treader
Source: Wiktionary
Re*tread", v. t. & i.
Definition: To tread again.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 December 2024
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The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.