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re-tread

  [ree-tred]
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–verb (used with object), verb (used without object), -trod, -trod⋅den or -trod, -tread⋅ing.
to tread again.
Origin:
1590–1600; re- + tread
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re⋅tread

  [v. ree-tred; n. ree-tred] verb, -tread⋅ed, -tread⋅ing, noun
–verb (used with object)
1. to put a new tread on (a worn pneumatic tire casing) either by recapping or by cutting fresh treads in the smooth surface.
2. to repeat or do over, esp. without the boldness or inventiveness of the original.
–noun
3. a tire that has been retreaded.
4. Slang. a person returned to active work after retirement, dismissal, etc.
5. a person retrained for a new or more modern job or task.
6. Informal. a repeating, reviving, or reworking of an old or familiar idea, presentation, story, etc., esp. when unimaginative or hackneyed; rehash: a boring retread of a classic movie.
7. Slang. a person representing older or previous times, ideas, policies, etc., esp. when they are deemed passé or tiresome.
Origin:
1885–90; re- + tread
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re·tread   (rē-trěd')   
tr.v.   re·tread·ed, re·tread·ing, re·treads

  1. To fit (a worn automotive tire) with a new tread.

  2. To make or do over again, especially with minimal revision; rehash: retreading a familiar story line.

n.   (rē'trěd')

  1. A tire that has been fitted with a new tread.

  2. A revision or reworking; a remake or rehash: a trite retread of an old musical.

  3. Informal A person who has been retrained for work.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Slang Dictionary
retread [ˈritrɛd]

  1. n.
    a burned-out person; a made-over person. : Chuck is just a retread. He's through.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

retread  (v.)
"to put a new tread on (a tire)," 1908, from re- "back, again" + tread (q.v.). The noun is attested from 1914; in World War I it was Australian slang for "a re-enlisted soldier."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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