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to retread

to retread

1 6.1
To put new tread on a worn tire
  • verb
  • /ˈriːtrɛd/
translation icon : recauchutar
  • The mechanic showed me how to retread the tires properly for better performance.
  • retread tires

Examples

  • Tires to be retreaded are traded and moved by truck throughout the United States; tires to be remade into gaskets, washers, and other rubber parts are also traded and stored outdoors before being shipped long distances.

    Academic text (1992)

  • The act increased federal taxes on gasoline and other motor fuels, excise taxes on tires, established new taxes on retreaded tires, and a weight tax on heavy trucks and buses.

    Academic text (1993)

  • He's not going to some special school to learn how to retread tires.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • But current bomb detectors are just retreaded industrial equipment.

    Blog text (32)

  • He decided to retread his old tires instead of buying new ones to save money.

  • Many companies offer services to retread tires, helping to extend their lifespan.

Antonyms

to replace
∞ 1.8

Put another thing or person in place of one that is broken

to discard
130 2.7

To throw something away because you no longer want or need it

Phrasal Verbs

to retread one's ideas
8.1

Repeat old ideas without adding anything new

How Repaired

to replace
305 1.8
to retread
1 6.1
repair
352 2.3
to patch
151 2.5

Surface Forms

retread infinitive
retreaded past
retreaded past participle
retreading present participle
retreads third person singular

Morphology

retread = tread (transparent) = re + tread

Given the tire-related noun sense of 'tread', 'retread' straightforwardly means to put tread on again or anew.

Etymology

Retread comes from re- 'again' and tread 'the part of a tire that touches the road'. So, to retread a tire is to put a new tread on it and make it usable again.