retread
English
/ɹiːˈtɹɛd/, /ˈɹiːtɹɛd/, /ɹiːˈtɹɛd/
verb
Definitions
- To replace the traction-providing surface of a vehicle that employs tires, tracks or treads.
- (UK) To renew the tread of a tyre, providing a cheap, and possibly dangerous, product.
Etymology
Affix from English tread (grooves carved into the face of a tire).
Origin
English
tread
Gloss
grooves carved into the face of a tire
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- betread English
- fortread English
- midtread English
- totread English
- tread English
- treadable English
- treadboard English
- treader English
- treadest English
- treadeth English
- treading English
- treadle English
- treadless English
- treadmill English
- treadplate English
- treadwear English
- treadwheel English
- untread English
- treden Middle English