remoulding

Meanings

1. 1noununcountableBritish

   The process or act of putting a new rubber tread on a worn tire.

   Grammar: Uncountable; often used before another noun, e.g. 'remoulding plant'.

   Patterns

   • remoulding of tires
   • remoulding plant

   The remoulding of old tires saves raw materials.

   Remoulding is common for truck tires but less so for cars.

   They invested in new machinery for remoulding.

2. 2noununcountable

   The act of shaping something again or giving it a new form.

   Grammar: Uncountable; often used before another noun, e.g. 'remoulding process'.

   Patterns

   • remoulding of something
   • remoulding process

   The remoulding of the clay took several hours.

   Her remoulding of the company's image was successful.

   The remoulding of public opinion is a slow process.

Common combinations

tire remoulding

Tire remoulding is a cheap alternative to buying new tires.

remoulding plant

The remoulding plant processes hundreds of tires a day.

remoulding process

The remoulding process involves stripping the old tread.

remoulding of something

The remoulding of the sculpture took weeks.

Synonyms and how they differ

retreading

The American English term for putting new tread on tires; use it in US contexts.

reshaping

Focuses on changing the form, not specifically tires; it is more general.

Word family

remould verb

To mould again or give a new shape to something.

mould verb

To shape a soft material into a particular form.

Commonly confused: remoulding or remodeling?

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