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tread on

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. step on, tread onverb

    place or press the foot on

    "He stepped on the hem of her long gown"

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  1. tread on

    Tread on is a phrasal verb that generally means to step, walk, or trample on a surface or object. It can also have a figurative meaning, referring to treating someone's rights, feelings, or beliefs with disrespect or disregard.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of tread on in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of tread on in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of tread on in a Sentence

  1. William Butler Yeates:

    Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.

  2. W. B. Yeats:

    But I, being poor, have only my dreams. I have spread my dreams under your feet. Tread softly, because you tread on my dreams.

  3. Søren Kierkegaard, Journal, july 6., 1838:

    Fixed ideas are like a cramp in the foot - the best remedy against it is to tread on it.

  4. William Butler Yeats:

    But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams.

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