retreaded
past simple and past participle ofretread
retread
verb[T]
uk/ˌriːˈtred/us/ˌriːˈtred/(UKalsoremould)retreadverb[T](TYRE)
to put a newrubbersurfaceon theouterpartof aworntyre:
Yourtyresneed retreading.
Covering and adding layers
- additive
- asphalt
- bestrew
- bind
- blanket
- blindfold
- gilt
- gum
- gumsomethingup
- inlaid
- lag
- laminate
- layer
- retile
- retread
- seasoned
- slapsomethingon
- smothersomethingin/withsomething
- tent
- wax
retreadverb[T](REPEAT)
to do something that has been done before, withoutaddingany newideas:
Clearly they haverunout ofideasand are retreadingoldground.
Thefilmretreadsfamiliarhorrorandmelodramaterritory.
There'smoneyto be made in retreadingcinematicstepsand somestudiosexploitthis.
towalkwhere someoneelsepreviouslywalked:
Heventuresinto thePolishcountrysideto retread thefinalstepsof hisfamily.
Repeating an action
- be at it againidiom
- be/sound like a broken recordidiom
- binge-watch
- bingeable
- blitz
- circle
- cycle
- drill
- Groundhog Day
- here
- here we go (again)idiom
- iterative
- keepyoureye inidiom
- rep
- reproducible
- reread
- rerun
- resend
- retread
- warm
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Saying again
Walking and walkers
Examplesofretreaded
retreaded
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
It also requiresretreadedtyres to be capable of being used at motorway speeds.
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The reclaimers are anxious that only tyres with unsuitable casings, which are not fit to beretreadedshould be sent for reclamation.
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There has been a temporary shortage of certain sizes of tyres, both new andretreaded, for civilian use.
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Road transport contractors are not required to use part-worn andretreadedtyres which are unserviceable.
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The report did not specify the environmental load ofretreadedtyres, but did highlight the importance of rolling resistance as a factor in determining its benefits.
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Regulations have been issued to ensure that before tyres become too worn they are to be removed and sent away to beretreadedor remoulded.
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The season received mixed reviews from critics, some of whom believed the show was cliched andretreadedthe path of old sitcoms.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Material cost for aretreadedtire is about 20% that of making a new tire.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Use ofretreadedtires was common historically, but as of 2008, it was seldom used for passenger vehicles.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Some tires may also beretreadedfor re-use.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The only concrete result was the ban on usingretreadedtires for buses.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Worn tires can beretreadedby two methods, the mold or hot cure method and the pre-cure or cold one.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.About 90% of the original tires by weight is retained inretreadedtires.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Additionally, they makeretreadedtires for aircraft.
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