Definition

1. Verb:
   • To give a new tread to a tire, making it usable again.
   • To cast or shape something again; to recast or remake.

Usage

The verb "remould" is used to describe the process of renewing an object, particularly a tire, or the act of reshaping or recasting something. It implies a significant alteration or renewal of form.

Examples

• Verb:
  • The garage can remould your old tires, saving you money.
  • After the first casting was flawed, the sculptor had to remould the entire statue from fresh clay.
  • The company sought to remould its public image after the scandal.

Advanced Usage

• "to remould something into something": To change or reshape something into a different form.
  • The artist remoulded the scrap metal into a beautiful sculpture.

Variants and Related Words

• Remold (verb): An alternative spelling of "remould," primarily used in American English.
• Recast (verb): To cast again or reshape; a close synonym.
• Retread (verb): Specifically to put a new tread on a tire; a more specific synonym for one meaning of "remould."

Synonyms

• Refashion: To make something again in a different style or form.
• Remake: To make something again or differently.
• Reform: To make changes to improve something.

Phrasal Verbs

(This word does not commonly form phrasal verbs.)

Related Idioms

(There are no common idioms directly featuring the word "remould.")

Verb

1. give new treads to (a tire)
2. cast again
   • The bell cracked and had to be recast