tread
tred
- n a step in walking or running
- n the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
- n the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
- n structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
- v put down or press the foot, place the foot
For fools rush in where angels fear to tread - v tread or stomp heavily or roughly
- v crush as if by treading on
tread grapes to make wine - v brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
- v apply (the tread) to a tire
- v mate with
male birds tread the females
- A friend of Taylor's mother was driving that day, and as the tread on the left-rear Firestone ATX tire allegedly peeled off like a banana, the Ford Explorer SUV veered left and .
- So in taking a novel from page to screen, movie adapters must tread carefully, like a new visitor at Lourdes.
- A shock-absorbing rubber tread band distributes pressure to dozens of flexible polyurethane spokes.