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Definitions for tread
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Princeton's WordNet
pace, stride, treadnoun
a step in walking or running
treadnoun
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
treadnoun
the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
treadverb
structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
step, treadverb
put down or press the foot, place the foot
"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
tread, trampleverb
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
"The soldiers trampled across the fields"
treadverb
crush as if by treading on
"tread grapes to make wine"
treadverb
brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
treadverb
apply (the tread) to a tire
treadverb
mate with
"male birds tread the females"
Wiktionary
treadnoun
The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction.
treadnoun
The grooves on the bottom of a shoe or other footwear, used to give grip or traction.
treadnoun
The horizontal part of a step in a flight of stairs
treadnoun
The sound made when someone or something is walking.
treadverb
To step or walk (on or over something); to trample.
Etymology: From treden, from tredan, from tredanan. Cognate with Dutch treden, German treten, Danish træde, Swedish träda, Norwegian treda.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Treadnoun
Footing; step with the foot.
Etymology: from the verb.
If the streets were pav’d with thine eyes,
Her feet were much too dainty for such tread. William Shakespeare.The quaint mazes in the wanton green,
For want of tread, are undistinguishable. John Milton.High above the ground
Their march was, and the passive air upbore
Their nimble tread. John Milton.The dancer on the rope, with doubtful tread,
Gets wherewithal to cloath and buy him bread. John Dryden.How wert thou wont to walk with cautious tread,
A dish of tea, like milk-pail, on thy head! Jonathan Swift.Cromwell is the king’s secretary: further,
Stands in the gap and tread for more preferment. William Shakespeare.To Treadverb
Would I had never trod this English earth,
Or felt the flatteries that grow upon it! William Shakespeare.He dy’d obedient to severest law;
Forbid to tread the promis’d land he saw. Matthew Prior.Tread the snuff out on the floor to prevent stinking. Jonathan Swift.
Full of briars is this working world.
—— They are but burs: if we walk not in the trodden paths, our very petticoats will catch them. William Shakespeare, As you like it.Methought she trod the ground with greater grace. Dry.
Through thy name will we tread them under that rise against us. Psal. xliv. 5.
Why was I rais’d the meteor of the world,
Hung in the skies, and blazing as I travell’d,
’Till all my fires were spent; and then cast downward
To be trod out by Cæsar? John Dryden, All for Love.They tread their wine-presses and suffer thirst. Job xxiv.
He feather’d her and trod her. John Dryden, Fables.
To Treadverb
pret. trod. part. pass. trodden.
Etymology: trudan, Gothick; tredan , Saxon; treden, Dutch.
He ne’er drinks,
But Timon’s silver treads upon his lip. William Shakespeare.Those which perfume the air most, being trodden upon and crushed, are burnet, wild thyme, and water mint; therefore set whole alleys of them, to have the pleasure when you walk or tread. Francis Bacon, Essays.
Those dropping gums
Ask riddance, if we mean to tread with ease. John Milton.Where’er you tread the blushing flow’rs shall rise. Alexander Pope.
Thou
Must, as a foreign recreant, be led
With manacles along our street, or else
Triumphantly tread on thy country’s ruin,
And bear the palm. William Shakespeare, Coriolanus.Thou shalt tread upon their high places. Deut. xxxiii. 29.
When he walks, he moves like an engine,
And the ground shrinks before his treading. William Shakespeare.Ye that stately tread or lowly creep. John Milton.
When shepherds pipe on oaten straws;
When turtles tread William Shakespeare.What distance between the treading or coupling, and the laying of the egg? Francis Bacon, Nat. Hist.
They bill, they tread, Alcyone compress’d,
Seven days sits brooding on her floating nest. Dryden.
ChatGPT
tread
Tread refers to the pattern of grooves on the surface of tires, shoes or other items that come in contact with the ground to provide traction and prevent slipping. It can also refer to the act of walking or stepping on a surface. In a broader sense, it may also refer to the manner or pattern of action or behavior.
Webster Dictionary
Treadverb
to set the foot; to step
Treadverb
to walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step
Treadverb
to copulate; said of birds, esp. the males
Treadverb
to step or walk on
Treadverb
to beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path
Treadverb
to go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like
Treadverb
to crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue
Treadverb
to copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the male bird
Treadnoun
a step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread
Treadnoun
manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread
Treadnoun
way; track; path
Treadnoun
the act of copulation in birds
Treadnoun
the upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed
Treadnoun
the top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet
Treadnoun
the part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail
Treadnoun
the part of a rail upon which car wheels bear
Treadnoun
the chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle
Treadnoun
a bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3
Wikidata
Tread
The tread of a tire or track refers to the patterns on its rubber circumference that makes contact with the road. As tires are used, the tread is worn off, limiting its effectiveness in providing traction. A worn tire tread can often be retreaded.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Tread
tred, v.i. to set the foot down: to walk or go: to copulate, as fowls.—v.t. to walk on: to press with the foot: to trample in contempt: to subdue:—pa.t. trod; pa.p. trod or trod′den.—n. pressure with the foot: a step, way of stepping.—ns. Tread′er; Tread′ing; Tread′le, Tred′dle, the part of any machine which the foot moves.—vs.i. to work a treadle.—ns. Tread′ler; Tread′ling; Tread′-mill, a mill in which a rotary motion is produced by the weight of a person or persons treading or stepping from one to another of the steps of a cylindrical wheel, used chiefly as an instrument of prison discipline; Tread′-wheel, a form of tread-mill with steps on its exterior surface, by treading on which the wheel is turned.—Tread down, to trample to destruction; Tread in one's footsteps, or steps, to follow one's example; Tread on, or upon, to trample with contempt: to come close after; Tread on one's toes, to give offence to one; Tread on, or upon, the heels of, to follow close after; Tread out, to press out with the feet: to extinguish; Tread underfoot, to treat with scorn: to destroy. [A.S. tredan; Ice. trodha, Ger. treten.]
Military Dictionary and Gazetteer
tread
In fortification, the tread of a banquette is the upper and flat surface on which the soldier stands whilst firing over the parapet.
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Anagrams for tread »
adret
dater
derat
drate
rated
tared
trade
detar
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of tread in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of tread in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of tread in a Sentence
As philosophers tread the path where circuits intertwine with consciousness, the specter of machine sentience challenges not only our ethical compass but forces us to reconsider the sanctity of consciousness, questioning whether it is an exclusive birthright of biology or a frontier open to the artifice of silicon minds.
The U.S. dollar will remain caught in the crossfire so to speak and likely to tread water.
And I said to the one who stood at the gate of the year, 'Give me a light that I may tread safely into the Unknown.' And he replied, 'Go out into the darkness and put your hand into the hand of God. That shall be to you better than light and safer than a known way.'
I ca n’t go through summer without a few pairs of Teva sandals, whether I ’m biking to the beach, going for an easy hike or on my feet all day styling a photoshoot, these Tevas are my go-to footwear. I ’ll use the Zymics more for support [ and they ] feel like a cushy sandal/sneaker hybrid that energizes my steps and supports my tread. Plus, they come in a ton of cute color combos making functional footwear feel cool and fresh.
A waning appetite for home exercise is a risk for Peloton in the near term, as is mushrooming competition, and recent negative press surrounding the safety of its Tread + treadmill product.
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- داس, خطا, وطئ, دعسArabic
- trepitjar, trepitjada, dibuixCatalan, Valencian
- trædeDanish
- betreten, treten, Schritt, ProfilGerman
- tretiEsperanto
- zapatear, pisar, pisada, dibujo, banda de rodaduraSpanish
- آجPersian
- piétiner, fouler, marche, profil de semelleFrench
- calpestareItalian
- לִדרוֹךHebrew
- 残溝, 踏む, 踏み面, 底, 溝, 靴底, タイヤ溝, 接地面, 段Japanese
- vertrappen, stampen, betredenDutch
- bieżnik, stopień, deptaćPolish
- pisar, espezinharPortuguese
- călcaRomanian
- наступить, наступатьRussian
- ஜாக்கிரதையாகTamil
- באַטרעטן, טרעטןYiddish
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