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Grammar : Verb
Spell : verb ree-tred; noun ree-tred
Phonetic Transcription : verb riˈtrɛd; noun ˈriˌtrɛd

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Définition of retread

Origin :
  • "to put a new tread on (a tire)," 1908, from re- "back, again" (see re-) + tread (q.v.). The noun is attested from 1914; in World War I it was Australian slang for "a re-enlisted soldier."
  • As in overhaul : verb redo, restore
  • As in patch : verb fix, mend
  • As in refurbish : verb spruce up
  • As in rejuvenate : verb make new again
  • As in renew : verb start over; refurbish
  • As in renovate : verb fix up, modernize
  • As in repair : verb fix, restore
  • As in revamp : verb renovate
  • As in re-create : verb renew
  • As in recondition : verb renew
  • As in smarten : verb fix
  • As in fix : verb mend, repair
Example sentences :
  • McKenzie was getting old, he wanted a Retread, and wanted it badly.
  • Extract from : « Martyr » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • On examination we found that there was no outlet practicable for us in this channel, and that we must retread our steps.
  • Extract from : « History of the Expedition under the Command of Captains Lewis and Clark, Vol. I. » by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark
  • He turned, as these thoughts passed through his mind, and began hastily to retread his footsteps towards the castle.
  • Extract from : « The Abbot » by Sir Walter Scott
  • I was not insensible that my path became more intricate and more difficult to retread in proportion as I advanced.
  • Extract from : « Edgar Huntley » by Charles Brockden Brown
  • Well, would you walk into the Center for a Retread now without being sure he's wrong?
  • Extract from : « Martyr » by Alan Edward Nourse
  • There had been a chilly look about Walter Rinehart's eyes before his first Retread.
  • Extract from : « Martyr » by Alan Edward Nourse

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