retread Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
    recap.
  2. verb use again in altered form
    rework; make over.
    • retread an old plot
  3. verb give new treads to (a tire)
    remould; remold.

WordNet


Re*tread" transitive verb & intransitive verb
Definitions
  1. To tread again.

Webster 1913