1) (D; intr., tr.) to retool for (to retool for wartime production)
2) (H) to retool a plant to build prefabricated houses
Combinatory dictionary. 2013.
retool — re‧tool [ˌriːˈtuːl] verb 1. [intransitive, transitive] MANUFACTURING to change or replace the production equipment used in a factory: • It will spend $300 million retooling a plant to produce televisions. retool for • The company plans to shut… … Financial and business terms
retool — (v.) 1866, to shape again with a tool, from RE (Cf. re ) back, again + TOOL (Cf. tool) (v.). Meaning to furnish a factory with new equipment is recorded from 1940. Related: Retooled; retooling … Etymology dictionary
retool — ☆ retool [rē to͞ol′ ] vt., vi. 1. to adapt the machinery of (a factory) to the manufacture of a different product by changing the tools and dies 2. to reorganize to meet new or different needs or conditions … English World dictionary
retool — UK [ˌriːˈtuːl] / US [ˌrɪˈtul] verb Word forms retool : present tense I/you/we/they retool he/she/it retools present participle retooling past tense retooled past participle retooled 1) [intransitive/transitive] to replace the tools, equipment, or … English dictionary
retool — verb Date: 1927 transitive verb 1. to reequip with tools 2. reorganize 3. revise, modify intransitive verb to make especially minor changes or improvements < retool for the future > … New Collegiate Dictionary
retool — retoolable, adj. /ree toohl /, v.t. 1. to replace or rearrange the tools and machinery of (a factory). 2. to reorganize or rearrange, usually for the purpose of updating: to retool the industrial organization. v.i. 3. to replace or rearrange the… … Universalium
retool — verb To adjust; optimize; to rebuild. He decided it was time to retool last years marketing brochure … Wiktionary
retool — re|tool [ˌri:ˈtu:l] v 1.) [T] AmE informal to organize something in a new way ▪ The College Board has retooled the admission exams. 2.) [I and T] to change or replace the machines or tools in a factory … Dictionary of contemporary English
retool — re|tool [ ,ri tul ] verb 1. ) intransitive or transitive to replace the tools, equipment, or machines in a factory with different or more modern ones 2. ) transitive AMERICAN INFORMAL to organize something in a different way in order to improve… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
retool — [[t]ri͟ːtu͟ːl[/t]] retools, retooling, retooled VERB If the machines in a factory or the items of equipment used by a firm are retooled, they are replaced or changed so that they can do new tasks. [be V ed] Each time the product changes, the… … English dictionary
