1. tread - noun
· a step in walking or running
Hypernym(s): step
2. tread - noun
· the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
Hypernym(s): surface
3. tread - noun
· the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
Hypernym(s): contact, tangency
4. tread - noun
· structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
Hypernym(s): structural_member
5. tread - verb
· put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
Synonym(s): step
Hypernym(s): travel, go, move, locomote
6. tread - verb
· tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"
Synonym(s): trample
Hypernym(s): walk
7. tread - verb
· crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"
Hypernym(s): squash, crush, squelch, mash, squeeze
8. tread - verb
· brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
Hypernym(s): brace
9. tread - verb
· apply (the tread) to a tire
10. tread - verb
· mate with; "male birds tread the females"
Hypernym(s): copulate, mate, pair, couple
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