| Noun | 1. | tread - a step in walking or runningwalk, 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 tiresurface - 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 groundtangency, 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 stepstair, step - support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step" | |
| 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"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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" 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"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 brickmaker treadles over clay to pick out the stones" | |
| 3. | tread - crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine" | |
| 4. | tread - brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the centerbrace - support by bracing | |
| 5. | tread - apply (the tread) to a tireapply, 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" | |