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retread

DEFINITIONS OF: retread

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v use again in altered form

retread an old plot”
Synonyms:
make over, rework
Type of:
process, work, work on
shape, form, or improve a material

v give new treads to (a tire)

Synonyms:
remold, remould
Type of:
regenerate, renew
reestablish on a new, usually improved, basis or make new or like new

n a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads

Synonyms:
recap
Type of:
auto tire, automobile tire, car tire, rubber tire
a tire consisting of a rubber ring around the rim of an automobile wheel
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