retread
a tire that has been retreaded.
Slang. a person returned to active work after retirement, dismissal, etc.
a person retrained for a new or more modern job or task.
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.
Slang. a person representing older or previous times, ideas, policies, etc., especially when they are deemed passé or tiresome.
Origin of retread
1Other definitions for re-tread (2 of 2)
Origin of re-tread
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How to use retread in a sentence
But again, it felt like either of those alternatives would have just been retreading story.
‘Homeland’ Creator: Why Brody Had to Die for the Show to Live, and What’s Next in Season 4 | Andrew Romano | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTHuxley's view was that the modern world with its new philosophy was only retreading the toil-worn paths of the old.
Thomas Henry Huxley; A Sketch Of His Life And Work | P. Chalmers Mitchell“Never mind, let them go,” said Andy, as he saw the mountaineer make a movement as if to follow the retreading pair.
Young Auctioneers | Edward StratemeyerI bought both, and shook hands all round, and in a few minutes was retreading my way towards the broad rolling Severn.
Auld Lang Syne | VariousTurned homeward, she walked for about a quarter of a mile, retreading the path by which she had come.
The World For Sale, Complete | Gilbert Parker
British Dictionary definitions for retread (1 of 2)
another word for remould (def. 3)
Australian and NZ informal a pensioner who has resumed employment, esp in a former profession
a film, piece of music, etc, which is a superficially altered version of an earlier original
British Dictionary definitions for re-tread (2 of 2)
/ (riːˈtrɛd) /
(tr) to tread or walk over (one's steps) again
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