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How to pronounce retread in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms make over, rework
Type of work on, process, work


retread an old plot.
Type Words
Synonyms remold, remould
Type of renew, regenerate
Type Words
Synonyms recap
Type of car tire, auto tire, rubber tire, automobile tire

Examples of retread

retread
You do it by making every movie a dull retread, in a Mobius strip of mediocrity.
From the time.com
Insiders say this will almost certainly retread the ground of the earlier report.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
But this retread just treads water, and that's no way to make it Bourne again.
From the kentucky.com
The originals are so much better, it's hard to see who'd head for the retread.
From the washingtonpost.com
Bush era retread Gates characterized the process as a transition, not a departure.
From the infowars.com
Let's see, the superhero family show looks like a retread of The Incredibles.
From the tunedin.blogs.time.com
Sure, it's a harder sell than a retread, but he's got the name to back it up.
From the bostonherald.com
Otherwise, it was a retread of umpteen feisty but ultimately static concert openers.
From the timesunion.com
Every song feels like a retread of some hit you've heard before, somewhere.
From the cnn.com
More examples
  • A used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
  • Rework: use again in altered form; "retread an old plot"
  • Give new treads to (a tire)
  • A retread, or "recap," (or "remould" in the UK) is a previously-worn tire which has gone through a remanufacturing process designed to extend its useful service life.
  • A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use; a person who re-entered military service in World War Two after serving in World War One; To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads
  • (Retreading) applying new tread to a used tire casing. This practice is common among medium & heavy trucks.
  • (RETREADING) The process of removing a worn tread and placing a new tread on an undamaged tire casing.
  • (Retreading) This is the process of replacing the tread layer on a tyre. Usually reserved for commercial, agricultural and industrial tyres
  • A used casing which has new tread rubber applied to it.