EGAVE

retread

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
  2. verb To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheaper alternative to buying a new tyre, but potentially introducing a risk of premature failure if performed improperly.
  3. noun A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
  4. noun A person who re-entered military service in World War II after serving in World War I.
  5. verb To tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again.
  6. noun A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.

Similar words

recap make over remold remould rework rebed tarmac blacktop scuff sipe

Often followed by

of tires the and from shop information industry for

Word family

retreaded retreading retreads

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