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tread (tr

v. trod (tr

d), trod·den (tr

n) or trod, tread·ing, treads

v.tr.

1. To walk on, over, or along.

2. To press beneath the feet; trample.

3. To subdue harshly or cruelly; crush.

4. To form by walking or trampling: tread a path.

5. To execute by walking or dancing: tread a measure.

6. To copulate with. Used of a male bird.

v.intr.

a. To go on foot; walk.

b. To set down the foot; step.

2. To press, crush, or injure something by or as if by trampling. Often used with on or upon: trod on her feelings.

3. To copulate. Used of birds.

a. The act, manner, or sound of treading.

b. An instance of treading; a step.

c. A mark made by treading, as in snow.

2. The upper horizontal part of a step in a staircase.

a. The part of a wheel or tire that makes contact with the road or rails.

b. The grooved face of a tire.

4. The part of a shoe sole that touches the ground.

5. Either of the continuous metal belts with which bulldozers, tanks, and certain other vehicles move over the ground.

Idioms:

tread the boards

To act on the stage: "We who tread the boards are not the only players of parts in this world" (John Fowles).

tread water

1. To keep the head above water while in an upright position by pumping the legs.

2. To expend effort but make little or no progress to achievement of a goal or an end.

[Middle English treden, from Old English tredan.]

treadless adj.

tread [trɛd]

vb treads, treading, trod, trodden, trod

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. (intr; sometimes foll by on) to subdue or repress, as by doing injury (to) to tread on one's inferiors

4. (tr) to do by walking or dancing to tread a measure

5. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology) (tr) (of a male bird) to copulate with (a female bird)

tread lightly to proceed with delicacy or tact

tread on (someone's) toes to offend or insult (someone), esp by infringing on his sphere of action, etc.

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing)

tread water to stay afloat in an upright position by moving the legs in a walking motion

1. a manner or style of walking, dancing, etc. a light tread

2. the act of treading

3. (Miscellaneous Technologies / Building) the top surface of a step in a staircase

4. (Engineering / Automotive Engineering) the outer part of a tyre or wheel that makes contact with the road, esp the grooved surface of a pneumatic tyre

5. (Transport / Railways) the part of a rail that wheels touch

6. the part of a shoe that is generally in contact with the ground

7. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) Vet science an injury to a horse's foot caused by the opposite foot, or the foot of another horse

8. a rare word for footprint

[Old English tredan; related to Old Norse trotha , Old High German tretan, Swedish träda]

treader n

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Noun	1.	tread - a step in walking or running stride, pace walk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
	2.	tread - the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre - a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc surface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
	3.	tread - the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground tangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"
	4.	tread - structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step stair, step - support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
Verb	1.	tread - put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" step go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" step on, tread on - place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her long gown"
	2.	tread - tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields" trample walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" treadle - tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"
	3.	tread - crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine" mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
	4.	tread - brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center brace - support by bracing
	5.	tread - apply (the tread) to a tire apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
	6.	tread - mate with; "male birds tread the females" copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"

tread

verb

step, walk, march, pace, stamp, stride, hike, tramp, trudge, plod She trod casually, enjoying the sensation of bare feet on grass.

noun

1. step, walk, pace, stride, footstep, gait, footfall We could hear their heavy tread and an occasional coarse laugh.

tread on something

1. crush underfoot, step on, stamp on, trample (on), stomp on, squash, flatten Oh sorry, I didn't mean to tread on your foot.

2. repress, crush, suppress, subdue, oppress, quell, bear down on, subjugate, ride roughshod over Paid lawyers would tread on the farmers' interests.

Translations

tread [tred] (trod (vb: pt) (trodden (pp)))

A. N

1. (= footsteps) → paso m; (= gait) → andar m, modo m de andar
with (a) heavy tread → con paso pesado
with measured tread → con pasos rítmicos

2. [of stair] → huella f; [of shoe] → suela f; [of tyre] → rodadura f, banda f rodante(LAm)

B. VT [+ ground, grapes] → pisar; [+ path] (= make) → marcar; (= follow) → seguir
to tread water → flotar en el agua en posición vertical
a place never trodden by human feet → un sitio no hollado por pie humano
he trod his cigarette end into the mud → apagó la colilla pisándola en el barro

C. VI (= walk) → andar, caminar(LAm); (= put foot down) to tread (on) → pisar
to tread on sb's heels → pisar los talones a algn
careful you don't tread on it! → ¡ojo, que lo vas a pisar!, cuidado, no vas a pisarlo
to tread softly → pisar dulcemente, no hacer ruido al andar
to tread carefully or warily → andar con pies de plomo
we must tread very carefully in this matter → debemos andarnos con pies de plomo en este asunto
to tread on sb's toes → meterse con algn

tread down VT + ADV → pisar

tread in VT + ADV [+ root, seedling] → asegurar pisando la tierra alrededor

tread [ˈtrɛd]

(= step) → pas m

[tyre] → chape f, bande f de roulement

vi [trod] [ˈtrɒd] (pt) [trodden] [ˈtrɒd^ən] (pp)

(= walk) → marcher
Watch where you tread
BUT Faites attention où vous mettez les pieds.
to tread on sth → marcher sur qch

to tread carefully (= act with caution) → avancer à pas comptés

to tread a fine line → ménager la chèvre et le chou

to tread water [bather] → se maintenir debout dans l'eau (fig) (= fail to progress) → piétiner

tread vb: pret <trod>, ptp <trodden>

(= act) over the years the tread of feet has worn the steps away → über die Jahre sind die Stufen völlig ausgetreten worden

(= gait, noise) → Schritt m, → Tritt m; to walk with a heavy/springy tread → mit schweren/hüpfenden Schritten gehen, einen schweren/hüpfenden Gang haben; I could hear his tread on the stairs → ich konnte seine Schritte auf der Treppe hören

(of stair) → Stufe f

(of shoe, tyre) → Profil nt, → Lauffläche f

(= walk) → gehen

(= bring foot down) → treten (→ on auf +acc); mind you don’t tread on it! → passen Sie auf, dass Sie nicht darauf treten!; will you tread on that cigarette end? → könnten Sie den Zigarettenstummel austreten?; he trod on my foot → er trat mir auf den Fuß; to tread on somebody’s heels (lit) → jdm auf die Fersen treten; (fig) → an jds Fersen (dat) → hängen; to tread softly or lightly → leise or leicht auftreten; to tread carefully (lit) → vorsichtig gehen; (fig) → vorsichtig vorgehen; to tread in somebody’s footsteps (fig) → in jds Fuß(s)tapfen (acc) → treten

vt path (= make) → treten; (= follow) → gehen; he’s treading the same path as his father (fig) → er hat den gleichen Weg wie sein Vater eingeschlagen; to tread a fine line between … → sich vorsichtig zwischen … bewegen; it got trodden underfoot → es wurde zertreten; to tread grapes → Trauben stampfen; he trod his cigarette into the sand → er trat seine Zigarette im Sand aus; to tread water → Wasser treten; (fig) → auf der Stelle treten; to tread the boards (Theat) → auf der Bühne or den Brettern stehen; don’t tread that earth into the carpet → treten Sie die Erde nicht in den Teppich

tread [trɛd] (trod (vb: pt) (trodden (pp)))

1. n

a. (footsteps) → passo; (sound) → rumore m di passi
to walk with (a) heavy tread → avere un'andatura pesante

b. (of stair) → pedata; (of tyre) → battistrada m inv

2. vt (ground) → calpestare; (path) → percorrere; (grapes) → pigiare
to tread water → tenersi a galla verticalmente (muovendo solo le gambe)
don't tread mud into the carpet → non infangare il tappeto
he trod his cigarette end into the mud → ha schiacciato il mozzicone della sigaretta nel fango
to tread a dangerous path (fig) → battere un sentiero pericoloso

3. vi (walk) → camminare
to tread on sth → calpestare qc
to tread on sb's toes (also fig) → pestare i piedi a qn
we must tread very carefully or warily → dobbiamo muoverci con molta cautela

tread on vi + prep → calpestare

tread [trɛd] (trod (vb: pt) (trodden (pp)))

1. n

a. (footsteps) → passo; (sound) → rumore m di passi
to walk with (a) heavy tread → avere un'andatura pesante

b. (of stair) → pedata; (of tyre) → battistrada m inv

tread on vi + prep → calpestare

tread

v tread [tred]

1 to place one's feet on He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it. trap يَدوس стъпвам šlápnout træde på treten πατώ pisar, pisotear, hollar peale astuma پا گذاشتن astua marcher (sur) לִדרוֹך परचलना stupiti tapos menginjak stíga (á) calpestare, pestare 踏む 밟다 mindyti, užminti uzkāpt; uzmīt memijak trappen trå, tråkke stąpnąć, nadepnąć pisar a călca (pe) топтать pohoditi zgnječiti trampa เหยียบ üstüne basmak 踩 розтоптати, наступати پاؤں رکھنا bước lên 踩

2 to walk on, along, over etc He trod the streets looking for a job. stap deur يَمْشي، يَسيرُ، يَجولُ вървя prochodit gå entlangschreiten περπατώ patearse, andar por sammuma راه رفتن kävellä marcher לָלֶכֶת किसी वस्तु के ऊपर होकर चलना hodati, ići rója (az utat) berkelana ganga (á/eftir/yfir) camminare, procedere 歩く 걸어가다 žingsniuoti po, minti iet; staigāt berjalan gaan langs gå (langs), vandre chodzić po calcorrear a umbla ходить hoditi koračati gå, traska ก้าวย่าง yürümek 沿...走 крокувати, іти چھان مارنا đi lang thang 沿...走

3 to crush by putting one's feet on We watched them treading the grapes. trap يَسْحَقُ بِقَدَمِه тъпча (roz)šlapat trampe på zertreten τσαλαπατώ pisar talluma زیر پا له کردن talloa écraser du pied לִרמוֹס रास्ता बनाना stupati, gaziti tapos menginjak-injak traðka (á), kremja pigiare 踏みつぶす 밝아 뭉개다 mindyti, trypti []mīt; []mīdīt memijak-mijak persen trampe på, stampe deptać pisar a zdrobi cu piciorul давить tlačiti zgnječiti trampa sönder ย่ำ ezmek 踐踏 топтати, давити کچلنا dẫm bét 践踏

1 a way of walking or putting one's feet I heard his heavy tread. voetstappe وَقْع الأقْدام، مِشيَه вървеж krok gang der Schritt βήμα paso samm صدای پا askellus pas דְרִיכָה चलने का ढंग korak, hod lépés (zaja) langkah fótatak passo 足どり 발소리 eisena gaita; soļi hentakan kaki tred skritt, gange stąpanie passo pas походка krok korak, hoja bat steg, gång การก้าวเดิน yürüyüş (biçimi) 步態 хода آہٹ sưh bước chân 步态

2 the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre The tread has been worn away. loopdraad, loopvlak سَطْح إطار السَّيّارَه المُلامِس للطريق грапавата повърхност на гума vzorek slidbane das Profil πέλμα ελαστικού llanta de neumático proþektor عاج یا رویه تایر pintakuviointi bande de roulement פְּנֵי הַצְמִיג सीढी़ का ऊपरी भाग dodirna površina (gume) futófelület pola garis pada roda slitflötur/sóli battistrada 踏み面 (타이어 접지면의) 패인 부분 protektorius protektori bunga loopvlak mønster, sliteflate bieżnik banda de rodagem/piso QUERY bandă de rulment протектор protektor avtomobilski plašč šare na gumi mönster ดอกยาง (รถยนต์, รองเท้า) lâstik dişi, tırnak 輪胎紋面 протектор покришки ٹائر کي نالي دار سطح ta lông lốp xe 轮胎纹面

3 the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed. trap سَطْح الدَّرَجَه الذي تُلامِسُه القَدَم стъпало schod, stupeň trappetrin die Trittfläche σκαλοπάτι escalón aste روی پله askelma marche, giron מִדרַך הַמַדרֵגָה टायर के ऊपर का हिस्सा gazište (stube) belépő anak tangga þrep, stigarim gradino 踏み板 (계단의) 디딤판 laiptelis pakāpiens anak tangga trede trappetrinn stopień piso partea orizontală a unei trepte de scară ширина ступени schod, stupeň stopnica stepenik trappsteg ขั้นบันได basamak 梯面 східець زينہ کي چوکي bậc cầu thang 梯面

tread water

to keep oneself afloat in an upright position by moving the legs (and arms). water trap العَوم بواسِطَة تَحْريك القَدمَيْن بصورةٍ مُنْتَصِبَه плувам изправен šlapat vodu træde vande Wasser treten επιπλέω σε όρθια στάση pedalear en el agua end püstiasendis vee peal hoidma درجا شنا کردن polkea vettä nager debout לָצוּף בְּעֶזרַת הַנָעֲת הַרַגלַיִים पानी में खड़े तैरना या बहना uspravno plutati pokretima hodanja pod vodom a vizet tapossa injak-injak air troða marvaða (tenersi a galla) 立泳ぎをする 선헤엄을 치다 stačiam laikytis vandenyje turēties peldus stateniski (kustinot rokas un kājas) mengapungkan diri secara tegak watertrappen trå vannet utrzymywać się w wodzie pisar água QUERY a călca apa плыть стоя šliapať vodu plavati pokončno održavati se na vodi trampa vatten ลอยคอ su içinde yürür gibi durmak (遊泳時)踢水 пливти стоячи پاني ميں تيرنا bơi đứng （游泳时）踩水

tread → يَدوس šlápnout do træde treten βαδίζω pisar astua piétiner stupati camminare 踏む 밟다 treden tråkke kroczyć pisar ступать trampa เหยียบ basmak giẫm lên 踩踏

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