retread

Meanings

1. To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
2. To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheaper alternative to buying a new tyre, but potentially introducing a risk of premature failure if performed improperly.

1. A used tire whose surface, the tread, has been replaced to extend its life and use.
2. A person who re-entered military service in World War II after serving in World War I.

1. To tread again, to walk along again, to follow a path again.

1. A return over ground previously covered; a retraversal or repetition.

Etymology

From re- + tread (“grooves carved into the face of a tire”, noun).