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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

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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

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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

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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. trap يَدوس стъпвам šlápnout træde på treten πατώ pisar, pisotear, hollar peale astuma پا گذاشتن astua päälle 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 astella 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 밟아 으깨다 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

n

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 askeleet pas דְרִיכָה चलने का ढंग korak, hod lépés (zaja) langkah fótatak passo 足どり 발걸음 (소리) 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 kulumispinta bande de roulement פְּנֵי הַצְמִיג सीढी़ का ऊपरी भाग dodirna površina (gume) futófelület pola garis pada roda slitflötur/sóli battistrada 踏み面 (타이어의) 접지면 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) 발디디는 곳 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 en el pedalear agua end püstiasendis vee peal hoidma درجا شنا کردن pysytellä pinnalla 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 (a galla tenersi) 立泳ぎをする 선 헤엄을 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)踩水 пливти стоячи پاني ميں تيرنا bơi đứng （游泳时）踩水