ALL meanings of retread
re·tread
R r - verb with object retread to put a new tread on (a worn pneumatic tire casing) either by recapping or by cutting fresh treads in the smooth surface. 1
- verb with object retread to repeat or do over, especially without the boldness or inventiveness of the original. 1
- noun retread a tire that has been retreaded. 1
- noun retread Slang. a person returned to active work after retirement, dismissal, etc. 1
- noun retread a person retrained for a new or more modern job or task. 1
- noun retread Informal. a repeating, reviving, or reworking of an old or familiar idea, presentation, story, etc., especially when unimaginative or hackneyed; rehash: a boring retread of a classic movie. 1
- noun retread Slang. a person representing older or previous times, ideas, policies, etc., especially when they are deemed passé or tiresome. 1
- transitive verb retread walk over again 1
- transitive verb retread tyre: put new treads on 1
- noun retread unimaginative reworking 1
- noun retread person: called from retirement 1
- countable noun retread If you describe something such as a book, film, or song as a retread, you mean that it contains ideas or elements that have been used before, and that it is not very interesting or original. 0
- countable noun retread A retread is an old tyre which has been given a new surface or tread and can be used again. 0
- noun retread a pensioner who has resumed employment, esp in a former profession 0
- noun retread a film, piece of music, etc, which is a superficially altered version of an earlier original 0
- abbreviation RETREAD recap1 0
- noun retread a person who is called back or returns to service, esp. military service 0