Tread
21tread — treader, n. /tred/, v., trod, trodden or trod, treading, n. v.i. 1. to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk. 2. to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or injure something (usually fol. by on or upon): to tread on a person s… …
22tread — [c]/trɛd / (say tred) verb (trod or, Archaic, trode, trodden or trod, treading) –verb (t) 1. to step or walk on, about, in, or along. 2. to trample or cr …
23tread — I. verb (trod; also treaded; trodden or trod; treading) Etymology: Middle English treden, from Old English tredan; akin to Old High German tretan to tread Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to step o …
24tread — [[t]trɛd[/t]] v. trod, trod•den trod, tread•ing, 1) to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk 2) to step or walk, esp. so as to press, crush, or injure something; trample (usu. fol. by on or upon) 3) orn (of a male bird) to copulate 4)… …
25tread — {{11}}tread (n.) early 13c., from TREAD (Cf. tread) (v.); in reference to automobile tires, it is recorded from 1906. {{12}}tread (v.) O.E. tredan (class V strong verb; past tense træd, pp. treden), from P.Gmc. *tredanan (Cf. O.Fris. treda, M.Du …
26tread — verb (past trod; past participle trodden or trod) 1》 walk in a specified way. ↘(tread on) chiefly Brit. set one s foot down on top of. ↘walk on or along. 2》 press down or crush with the feet. noun 1》 a manner or the sound of walking. 2》… …
27tread — 1. noun /tɻɛd/ a) The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction. The steps fell lightly and oddly, with a certain swing, for all they went so slowly; it was different indeed from the heavy creaking tread of Henry… …
28tread — [tred] (past tense trod [trɒd] ; past participle trodden [ˈtrɒd(ə)n] ) verb [I/T] British I to walk, or to step on something • tread water 1) to not make progress; 2) to stay upright in deep water by moving your legs and arms and keeping your… …
29tread on — phr verb Tread on is used with these nouns as the object: ↑foot, ↑toe …
30tread — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. walk, step, pace; trample, crush; stamp, tramp; dance. See travel, motion. tread water II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. step, gait, walk, march, footstep; see also tramp 2 . v. Syn. walk, step, step on; see… …
