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tread  (trd)

v. trod (trd), trod·den (trdn) 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.

1.

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.

n.

1.

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.

3.

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.

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[Middle English treden, from Old English tredan.]

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treadless adj.

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tread

Verb

[treading, trod; trodden] or trod

1. to set one's foot down on or in something: he trod on some dog's dirt

2. to crush or squash by treading (on): treading on a biscuit

3. to walk along (a path or road)

4. tread carefully or warily to proceed in a delicate or tactful manner

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

Noun

1. a way of walking or the sound of walking: he walked, with a heavy tread, up the stairs

2. the top surface of a step in a staircase

3. the pattern of grooves in the outer surface of a tyre that helps it grip the road

4. the part of a shoe that is generally in contact with the ground [Old English tredan]

Thesaurus

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"

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tread

verb 1. step, walk, march, pace, stamp, stride, hike, tramp, trudge, plod

noun 2. step, walk, pace, stride, footstep, gait, footfall

tread on something

1. crush underfoot, step on, stamp on, trample (on), stomp on, squash, flatten

2. repress, crush, suppress, subdue, oppress, quell, bear down on, subjugate, ride roughshod over

Translations

tread [trɛd] n → paso, pisada; [of tyre] → banda de rodadura

vi [pt trod, pp trodden] [trɔd, ˈtrɔdn] → pisar

tread on vt fus → pisar

tread [trɛd] n (= step) → pas m (= sound); bruit m de pas [of tyre]; chape f, bande f de roulement

vi [trod , pt , trodden , pp ] [trɔd, ˈtrɔdn] → marcher

tread on vt fus → marcher sur

tread [trɛd] [trod , pt , trodden , pp ] n [of tyre] → Profil nt;

(footstep) → Schritt m [of stair] → Stufe f

vi → gehen

tread on tread vt fus → treten auf +acc

tread [trɛd] n → passo;

(sound) → rumore m di passi [of tyre] → battistrada m inv

vi [pt trod, pp trodden] [trɔd, ˈtrɔdn] → camminare

tread on vt fus → calpestare

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tread

v tread [tred]

1 to place one's feet on He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it.trapيَدوسстъпвамšlápnouttræde påtretenπατώpisar, pisotear, hollarpeale astumaپا گذاشتنastua päällemarcher (sur)לִדרוֹךपरचलनाstupititaposmenginjakstíga (á)calpestare, pestare踏む밟다mindyti, užmintiuzkāpt; uzmītmemijaktrappentrå, tråkkestąpnąć, nadepnąćpisara călca (pe)топтатьpohoditizgnječititrampaเหยียบüstüne basmak踩розтоптати, наступатиپاؤں رکھناbước lên踩

2 to walk on, along, over etc He trod the streets looking for a job.stap deurيَمْشي، يَسيرُ، يَجولُвървяprochoditgåentlangschreitenπερπατώpatearse, andar porsammumaراه رفتنastellamarcherלָלֶכֶתकिसी वस्तु के ऊपर होकर चलनाhodati, ićirója (az utat)berkelanaganga (á/eftir/yfir)camminare, procedere歩く걸어가다žingsniuoti po, mintiiet; staigātberjalangaan langsgå (langs), vandrechodzić pocalcorreara umblaходитьhoditikoračatigå, traskaก้าวย่างyürümek沿...走крокувати, ітиچھان مارناđi lang thang沿...走

3 to crush by putting one's feet on We watched them treading the grapes.trapيَسْحَقُ بِقَدَمِهтъпча(roz)šlapattrampe påzertretenτσαλαπατώpisartallumaزیر پا له کردنtalloaécraser du piedלִרמוֹסरास्ता बनानाstupati, gazititaposmenginjak-injaktraðka (á), kremjapigiare踏みつぶす밟아 으깨다mindyti, trypti[]mīt; []mīdītmemijak-mijakpersentrampe på, stampedeptaćpisara zdrobi cu piciorulдавитьtlačitizgnječititrampa sönderย่ำezmek踐踏топтати, давитиکچلناdẫm bét践踏

n

1 a way of walking or putting one's feet I heard his heavy tread.voetstappeوَقْع الأقْدام، مِشيَهвървежkrokgangder Schrittβήμαpasosammصدای پاaskeleetpasדְרִיכָהचलने का ढंगkorak, hodlépés (zaja)langkahfótatakpasso足どり발걸음 (소리)eisenagaita; soļihentakan kakitredskritt, gangestąpaniepassopasпоходкаkrokkorak, hojabatsteg, gångการก้าวเดินyürüyüş (biçimi)步態ходаآہٹsưh bước chân步态

2 the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre The tread has been worn away.loopdraad, loopvlakسَطْح إطار السَّيّارَه المُلامِس للطريقграпавата повърхност на гумаvzorekslidbanedas Profilπέλμα ελαστικούllanta de neumáticoproþektorعاج یا رویه تایرkulumispintabande de roulementפְּנֵי הַצְמִיגसीढी़ का ऊपरी भागdodirna površina (gume)futófelületpola garis pada rodaslitflötur/sólibattistrada踏み面(타이어의) 접지면protektoriusprotektoribungaloopvlakmønster, sliteflatebieżnikbanda de rodagem/piso QUERYbandă de rul­mentпротекторprotektoravtomobilski plaščšare na gumimönsterดอกยาง (รถยนต์, รองเท้า)lâstik dişi, tırnak輪胎紋面протектор покришкиٹائر کي نالي دار سطحta lông lốp xe轮胎纹面

3 the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed. trapسَطْح الدَّرَجَه الذي تُلامِسُه القَدَمстъпалоschod, stupeňtrappetrindie Trittflächeσκαλοπάτιescalónasteروی پلهaskelmamarche, gironמִדרַך הַמַדרֵגָהटायर के ऊपर का हिस्साgazište (stube)belépőanak tanggaþrep, stigarimgradino踏み板(계단의) 발디디는 곳laiptelispakāpiensanak tanggatredetrappetrinnstopieńpisopartea orizontală a unei trepte de scarăширина ступениschod, stupeňstopnicastepeniktrappstegขั้นบันไดbasamak梯面східецьزينہ کي چوکيbậc cầu thang梯面

tread water

to keep oneself afloat in an upright position by moving the legs (and arms). water trapالعَوم بواسِطَة تَحْريك القَدمَيْن بصورةٍ مُنْتَصِبَهплувам изправенšlapat vodutræde vandeWasser tretenεπιπλέω σε όρθια στάσηpedalear en el aguaend püstiasendis vee peal hoidmaدرجا شنا کردنpysytellä pinnallanager deboutלָצוּף בְּעֶזרַת הַנָעֲת הַרַגלַיִיםपानी में खड़े तैरना या बहनाuspravno plutati pokretima hodanja pod vodoma vizet tapossainjak-injak airtroða marvaða(tenersi a galla)立泳ぎをする선 헤엄을 치다stačiam laikytis vandenyjeturēties peldus stateniski (kustinot rokas un kājas)mengapungkan diri secara tegakwatertrappentrå vannetutrzymywać się w wodziepisar água QUERYa călca apaплыть стояšliapať voduplavati pokončnoodržavati se na voditrampa vattenลอยคอsu içinde yürür gibi durmak(遊泳時)踩水пливти стоячиپاني ميں تيرناbơi đứng（游泳时）踩水