retread
/ˈriːtrɛd/
verb
- To put a new tread on a worn tire.
- They retread old tires to reduce waste and save resources.
- He learned how to retread tires during his apprenticeship.
- The shop can retread your car tires for half the price of new ones.
- To repeat or reuse something old without significant change; to rehash.
- The author decided to retread the same plot from her first book.
- The show retreads familiar jokes from previous seasons.
- Instead of new ideas, the committee chose to retread old proposals.
noun
- A tire that has been given a new tread (the outer rubber surface) by replacing the worn part.
- A retread can be just as safe as a new tire if it is made properly.
- The mechanic recommended a retread for the rear wheels.
- The truck uses retreads to save money on new tires.
- Something that is old or familiar but presented as new; a rehash.
- The company's new product is a retread of an earlier model with a few small changes.
- The movie was just a retread of an old classic with different actors.
- His speech was a retread of the same ideas he shared last year.
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