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    tread
    /trɛd/

    verb

    • 1. walk in a specified way: "Rosa trod as lightly as she could" Similar walkstepstridepace

    noun

    • 1. a person's manner of walking or the sound made as they walk: "I heard the heavy tread of Dad's boots"
    • 2. the top surface of a step or stair.

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTREAD | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    TREAD definition: 1. to put your foot on something or to press something down with your foot: 2. to walk: 3. to…. Learn more.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › treadTread Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TREAD is to step or walk on or over. How to use tread in a sentence.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTREAD | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    noun. us / tred / uk / tred / tread noun (PATTERN ON TIRE) [ C or U ] the pattern of raised lines on a tire that prevents a vehicle from sliding on the road: The tread on your tires is very worn. yasinguneysu/E+/GettyImages. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › treadTREAD Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    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.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTREAD definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. to walk or trample in, on, over, or across (something) 2. (when intr, foll by on) to crush or squash by or as if by treading. to tread grapes. to tread on a spider. 3. (intransitive; sometimes foll by on) to subdue or repress, as by doing injury (to) to tread on one's inferiors.

  7. www.thefreedictionary.com › treadTread - definition of tread by The Free Dictionary

    tread. (trĕd) v. trod (trŏd) or treaded, trod·den (trŏd′n) or trod or treaded, tread·ing, treads. v.tr. 1. To walk on, over, or along: tread the pavement. 2. To press beneath the feet; trample: dirt that was trodden into the rug. 3. To treat unjustly or harshly; oppress: people who were trodden down by tyrants. 4.

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › treadTread - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of tread. verb. put down or press the foot; place the foot. “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread ”. synonyms: step. see more. verb. tread or stomp heavily or roughly. synonyms: trample.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtread noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

    Definition of tread noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishTREAD | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    TREAD definition: 1. to put your foot on something or to press something down with your foot: 2. to be careful what…. Learn more.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › treadTread Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Verb. Noun. Idiom. Filter. verb. treading, treads, trod, trodden. To walk on, in, along, across, over, etc. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To press or beat with the feet so as to crush or injure; trample. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To oppress or subdue, as if by stepping on. Webster's New World. Similar definitions.