retool
(redirected from retools)Also found in: Thesaurus, Idioms.
re·tool
(rē-to͞ol′)v. re·tooled, re·tool·ing, re·tools
v.tr.
1. To fit out (a factory, for example) with a new set of machinery and tools for making a different product.
2. To revise and reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating or improving: had to retool the city's economy.
v.intr.
To fit out a factory with a new set of machinery and tools.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
retool
(riːˈtuːl)vb
1. (Mechanical Engineering) to replace, re-equip, or rearrange the tools in (a factory, etc)
2. chiefly US and Canadian to revise or reorganize
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
re•tool
(riˈtul)v.t.
1. to replace the tools and machinery of (a factory).
2. to rearrange, usu. for updating.
v.i. 3. to replace the tools or machinery of a factory.
[1935–40]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
retool
Past participle: retooled
Gerund: retooling
| Imperative |
|---|
| retool |
| retool |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Verb | 1. | retool - revise or reorganize, especially for the purpose of updating and improving; "We must retool the town's economy" reorganize, shake up, reorganise - organize anew; "We must reorganize the company if we don't want to go under" |
| 2. | retool - provide (a workshop or factory) with new tools interchange, substitute, replace, exchange - put in the place of another; switch seemingly equivalent items; "the con artist replaced the original with a fake Rembrandt"; "substitute regular milk with fat-free milk"; "synonyms can be interchanged without a changing the context's meaning" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.