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tread

/tɹɛd/noun, verb1 syllable

Tread means: a step in walking or running.

Synonyms for tread7

noun, as in a step in walking or running

verb, as in put down or press the foot, place the foot

verb, as in tread or stomp heavily or roughly

trample

also used for tread

step on, stomp, run

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What does tread mean?10

noun

1

a step in walking or running

2

the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

3

the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground

4

structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step

verb

1

put down or press the foot, place the foot“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”

2

tread or stomp heavily or roughly“The soldiers trampled across the fields”

3

crush as if by treading on“tread grapes to make wine”

4

brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center

5

apply (the tread) to a tire

6

mate with (used of male birds)“male birds tread the females”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with tread?34

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All 34 rhymes for tread, grouped by syllable

Tread in a sentence

  • When a tire loses its tread, it's time to buy a new one.darinmex
  • In order to swim, you have to learn to tread water first.darinmex
  • Swamps are no fun to tread in, but they can be mystical.Aleksandros
  • You tread lightly, as though you understand the fragility of life.Igider
  • Tread on a worm, and it will turn.carlosalberto
  • Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.CK
  • I may tread a land never before imprinted by the foot of man.Hybrid
  • I don't want to tread on anyone's toes.unknown

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Forms of tread

as a noun

plural
treads

as a verb

past tense
trod
past participle
trodden
present participle
treading
third-person singular
treads