TREAD
\tɹˈɛd], \tɹˈɛd], \t_ɹ_ˈɛ_d]\
Definitions of TREAD
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"
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apply (the tread) to a tire
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structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
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the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
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brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
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the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
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mate with; "male birds tread the females"
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crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"
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put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
By Princeton University
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tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"
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apply (the tread) to a tire
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structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
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the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
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brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
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mate with, of male birds
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crush as if by treading on, as of grapes
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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To set the foot; to step.
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To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step.
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To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males.
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To step or walk on.
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To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.
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To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like.
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To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
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A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread.
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Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread.
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Way; track; path.
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The act of copulation in birds.
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The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed.
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The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
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The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.
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The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.
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The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
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A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3.
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To copulate with; to feather; to cover; - said of the male bird.
By Oddity Software
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To set the foot; to step.
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To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step.
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To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males.
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To step or walk on.
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To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.
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To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like.
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To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
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A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread.
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Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread.
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Way; track; path.
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The act of copulation in birds.
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The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed.
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The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
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The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.
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The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.
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The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
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A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3.
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To copulate with; to feather; to cover; - said of the male bird.
By Noah Webster.
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To step or walk.
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Trop.
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Trodden.
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Treading.
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To walk on; crush under the feet; subdue or overcome; dance.
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A walking or stepping; the upper horizpntal part of a step; manner of stepping; as, a heavy tread; the part of a wheel or tire that touches the road.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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To set the foot: to walk or go: to copulate, as fowls.
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To walk on: to press with the foot: to trample in contempt: to subdue:-pa.t. trod; pa.p. trod or trodden.
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Pressure with the foot: a step.
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TREADER.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald