Noun | 1. | tread - a step in walking or running |
2. | tread - the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire | |
3. | tread - the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground | |
4. | tread - structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or 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" Synonyms: step |
2. | tread - tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields" Synonyms: trample | |
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 center | |
5. | tread - apply (the tread) to a tire | |
6. | tread - mate with; "male birds tread the females" |