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[ verb ree-tred ; noun ree -tred ] SHOW IPA
/ verb riˈtrɛd; noun ˈriˌtrɛd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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verb (used with object), re·tread·ed, re·tread·ing. to put a new tread on (a worn pneumatic tire casing) either by recapping or by cutting fresh treads in the smooth surface.
to repeat or do over, especially without the boldness or inventiveness of the original.
noun a tire that has been retreaded.
Slang . a person returned to active work after retirement, dismissal, etc.
a person retrained for a new or more modern job or task.
Informal . a repeating, reviving, or reworking of an old or familiar idea, presentation, story, etc., especially when unimaginative or hackneyed; rehash: a boring retread of a classic movie.
Slang . a person representing older or previous times, ideas, policies, etc., especially when they are deemed passé or tiresome.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of retread First recorded in 1885–90; re- + tread
Words nearby retread retractive, retractor, retrain, retrainee, retral, retread , retreat, retreatant, retreat from reality, retreatism, retrench
Definition for retread (2 of 2) [ ree-tred ] SHOW IPA
/ riˈtrɛd / PHONETIC RESPELLING
verb (used with or without object), re-trod, re-trod·den or re-trod, re-tread·ing. Origin of re-tread First recorded in 1590–1600; re- + tread
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Example sentences from the Web for retread Instead he mocked them and rehashed old ideas with retread rhetoric.
Paul Begala on Mitt Romney’s Epic Fail in His GOP Convention Speech | Paul Begala| August 31, 2012| DAILY BEAST
The line was a retread from his speech in 2008, where he used an almost identical opener.
Live from Right-Wing Central | John Avlon, Benjamin Sarlin| February 18, 2010| DAILY BEAST
Nor is his often-riveting new memoir an exercise in nostalgia, apologia, or retread rhetoric.
The Accidental Radical | John Douglas Marshall| April 27, 2009| DAILY BEAST
Well, would you walk into the Center for a Retread now without being sure he's wrong?
Martyr | Alan Edward Nourse
There had been a chilly look about Walter Rinehart's eyes before his first Retread .
Martyr | Alan Edward Nourse
I was not insensible that my path became more intricate and more difficult to retread in proportion as I advanced.
Edgar Huntley | Charles Brockden Brown
He turned, as these thoughts passed through his mind, and began hastily to retread his footsteps towards the castle.
The Abbot | Sir Walter Scott
On examination we found that there was no outlet practicable for us in this channel, and that we must retread our steps.
History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. | Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
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British Dictionary definitions for retread (1 of 2) verb (riːˈtrɛd ) -treads , -treading or -treaded (tr) another word for remould (def. 2)
noun (ˈriːˌtrɛd ) another word for remould (def. 3)
Australian and NZ informal a pensioner who has resumed employment, esp in a former profession
a film, piece of music, etc, which is a superficially altered version of an earlier original
British Dictionary definitions for retread (2 of 2) verb -treads , -treading , -trod , -trodden or -trod (tr) to tread or walk over (one's steps) again
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Words related to retread repair, reexamine, rebuild, revamp, renew, reconstruct, modernize, fix, improve, sew, reinforce, cobble, overhaul, restore, redo, update, renovate, rehabilitate, recondition, fix up