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tread
[tred]
verb (used without object)
to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.
to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or injure something (usually followed by on orupon ).
to tread on a person's foot.
(of a male bird) to copulate.
verb (used with object)
to step or walk on, about, in, or along.
to trample or crush underfoot.
to form by the action of walking or trampling.
to tread a path.
to treat with disdainful harshness or cruelty; crush; oppress.
to perform by walking or dancing.
to tread a measure.
(of a male bird) to copulate with (a female bird).
noun
the action of treading, stepping, or walking.
the sound of footsteps.
manner of treading or walking.
a single step as in walking.
any of various things or parts on which a person or thing treads, stands, or moves.
the part of the under surface of the foot or of a shoe that touches the ground.
the horizontal upper surface of a step in a stair, on which the foot is placed.
the part of a wheel, tire, or runner that bears on the road, rail, etc.
the pattern raised on or cut into the face of a rubber tire.
Also caterpillar tread a metal tread on which a Caterpillar-style vehicle moves.
Railroads.Ģżthat part of a rail in contact with the treads of wheels.
tread
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verb
to walk or trample in, on, over, or across (something)
to crush or squash by or as if by treading
to tread grapes
to tread on a spider
to subdue or repress, as by doing injury (to)
to tread on one's inferiors
(tr) to do by walking or dancing
to tread a measure
(tr) (of a male bird) to copulate with (a female bird)
to proceed with delicacy or tact
to offend or insult someone, esp by infringing on his sphere of action, etc
to stay afloat in an upright position by moving the legs in a walking motion
noun
a manner or style of walking, dancing, etc
a light tread
the act of treading
the top surface of a step in a staircase
the outer part of a tyre or wheel that makes contact with the road, esp the grooved surface of a pneumatic tyre
the part of a rail that wheels touch
the part of a shoe that is generally in contact with the ground
vet science an injury to a horse's foot caused by the opposite foot, or the foot of another horse
a rare word for footprint
Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms
- treader noun
- overtread noun
- subtread noun
- Ė³Ł°ł±š²¹»å±š°ł noun
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of tread1
51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins
Origin of tread1
Idioms and Phrases
tread the boards, to act on the stage, especially professionally.
He recalled the days when he had trod the boards.
tread water,
Swimming. to maintain the body erect in the water with the head above the surface usually by a pumping up-and-down movement of the legs and sometimes the arms.
Slang. to make efforts that maintain but do not further one's status, progress, or performance.
He's just treading water here until he can find another job.
tread lightly / carefully / softly. tread lightly.
tread on someone's toes / corns, to offend or irritate someone.
Example Sentences
Roberts wonāt say this publicly, but the Dodgers just have to tread water until they are whole.
In the meantime, the Dodgers will have to continue to tread water.
In the halls of Congress on Wednesday, established Trump allies were treading a similarly careful path.
Did our leader notice that the great majority have been largely treading water or worse for 25 years?
Dartmoor wild campers are being urged to "tread lightly and leave no trace", by the park authority after the ruling.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Ā© Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American HeritageĀ® Idioms Dictionary copyright Ā© 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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