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Noun
S:
(n)
pace
,
stride
,
tread
(a step in walking or running)
S:
(n)
tread
(the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire)
S:
(n)
tread
(the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground)
S:
(n)
tread
(structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step)
Verb
S:
(v)
step
,
tread
(put down or press the foot, place the foot)
"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
S:
(v)
tread
,
trample
(tread or stomp heavily or roughly)
"The soldiers trampled across the fields"
S:
(v)
tread
(crush as if by treading on)
"tread grapes to make wine"
S:
(v)
tread
(brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center)
S:
(v)
tread
(apply (the tread) to a tire)
S:
(v)
tread
(mate with)
"male birds tread the females"