Tread - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
- the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
- structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
verb
- crush as if by treading on
- apply (the tread) to a tire
- mate with
Extra examples
They slowly trod back to the camp.
Don't tread on the grass.
Countless footsteps have trodden a path to their door.
The treads of the tires were badly worn.
I never forget a path I have once trodden.
In the city, the spirit of humanity is too often trod under feet by the spirit of trade.
Sorry, did I tread on your foot?
She trod barefoot on the soft grass.
Stop treading mud all over my clean kitchen floor!
Bits of the broken vase got trodden into the carpet.
David trod wearily along behind the others.
I heard the back door bang, and Rex's tread in the hall.
For fools rush in where angels fear to tread
Bennen admonished me to tread in his steps.
If I wanted to keep my job, I knew I'd have to tread lightly.
Phrasal verbs
Word forms
I/you/we/they: tread
he/she/it: treads
present participle: treading
past tense: trod
past participle: trodden
singular: tread
plural: treads
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