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| tread [ tred ] |
verb (past trod [ trod ] or tread·ed, past participle trod·den [ tródd'n ] or trod, present participle tread·ing, 3rd person present singular treads) |
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1. intransitive verb trample on something: to step or put a foot on something, especially so as to crush or damage it
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2. transitive and intransitive verb walk or step on something: to take a step or steps, or walk or step on, across, or along something
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3. transitive verb form path: to form something such as a path by trampling or walking
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4. intransitive verb act in particular way: to proceed or behave in a particular way
  You'll have to tread carefully at the next meeting.
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5. intransitive verb crush somebody or something: to repress or treat somebody or something harshly
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6. transitive verb do dance steps: to perform the steps of a dance
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noun (plural treads) |
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1. way of treading: a way or sound of walking or stepping
heard the heavy tread of marching feet
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2. act of treading: an act of walking or of trampling something
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3. buildings horizontal part of step: the horizontal part of a step in a staircase
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4. measurements width of step: the width of the horizontal part of a step, measured from front to back
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5. automotive outer surface of tire: the part of the surface of a tire or wheel that comes in contact with a road or rail
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6. automotive depth of grooves on tire surface: the depth of grooves on the surface of a tire
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7. dress part of shoe sole touching ground: the part of the sole of a shoe that touches the ground
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| [ Old English tredan< Germanic] |
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| tread·er noun |
| tread·less adjective |
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