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
1 July 2024
(verb) cause someone or something to move by driving; “She drove me to school every day”; “We drove the car to the garage”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
