<p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used with object) To put a new tread on (a worn pneumatic tire casing) either by recapping or by cutting fresh treads in the smooth surface.</li><li>To repeat or do over, especially without the boldness or inventiveness of the original.</li></ul><p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>A tire that has been retreaded.</li><li>(Slang) A person returned to active work after retirement, dismissal, etc.</li><li>A person retrained for a new or more modern job or task.</li><li>(Informal) A repeating, reviving, or reworking of an old or familiar idea, presentation, story, etc., especially when unimaginative or hackneyed; rehash: a boring retread of a classic movie.</li><li>(Slang) A person representing older or previous times, ideas, policies, etc., especially when they are deemed passé or tiresome.</li></ul>