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tread

/ tread /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
apply (the tread) to a tire
Type of:
give apply
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 2
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
"The soldiers trampled across the fields"
Type of:
walk
Kinds of:
treadle
Derived:
trample trampling stamper stomper tramper
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 3
crush as if by treading on
"tread grapes to make wine"
Type of:
squash crush squelch
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 4
mate with
"male birds tread the females"
Type of:
copulate mate pair
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 5
brace (an archer''s bow) by pressing the foot against the center
Type of:
brace
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
noun Sense 6
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
Type of:
surface
Has parts:
pneumatic tire pneumatic tyre
noun Sense 7
the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
Type of:
contact tangency
noun Sense 8
structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
Type of:
structural member
Has parts:
step stair
verb Sense 9
put down or press the foot, place the foot
"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
"step on the brake"
Type of:
travel go move
Kinds of:
step on tread on
Derived:
pace stride footprint footmark step
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something with something
noun Sense 10
a step in walking or running
Type of:
step
Has parts:
walk walking
Derived:
step stride pace
Semantic Complexity
85%
Sense Count
10
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
40
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

give apply walk treadle squash crush squelch copulate mate pair brace surface