"retreads" in the noun sense
1. retread, recap
a used automobile tire that has been remolded to give it new treads
"retreads" in the verb sense
1. rework, make over, retread
use again in altered form
"retread an old plot"
2. retread, remold, remould
give new treads to (a tire)
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