society > travel > means of travel > a conveyance > vehicle > vehicles according to means of motion > vehicle moving on wheels > move on wheels [verb (transitive)] > furnish with tyres > retread (a tyre) (4)
transitive. To provide (a worn tyre) with a new tread.
transitive. To provide (a tyre, roller, etc.) with a new covering of rubber.
transitive. Originally U.S. To renew (a worn pneumatic tyre) by cementing or vulcanizing a new tread on to the casing; = retread, v.2 1.
transitive. British. To provide (a worn tyre) with a new tread. Cf. remould, n.