tread

Definition of tread

Verbs

put down or press the foot, place the foot
"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
Synonyms:
step
Types:
step on, tread on
place or press the foot on
Type of:
go, locomote, move, travel
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
Synonyms:
trample
Types:
treadle
tread over
Type of:
walk
use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
crush as if by treading on
"tread grapes to make wine"
Type of:
crush, mash, squash, squeeze, squelch
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
Type of:
brace
support by bracing
apply (the tread) to a tire
Type of:
apply, give
give or convey physically
mate with
"male birds tread the females"
Type of:
copulate, couple, mate, pair
engage in sexual intercourse

Nouns

a step in walking or running
Synonyms:
pace, stride
Type of:
step
the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
Type of:
surface
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
Type of:
contact, tangency
(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
Type of:
structural member
support that is a constituent part of any structure or building

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Words that contain tread

caterpillar tread
 retread
 sightread
 sightreader
 tread down
 tread on
 tread-softly
 tread-wheel
 treading water
 treadle
 treadmill
 treadmill test
 treadwheel