noun way; track; path.
2. tread ·vt to step or walk on.
3. tread ·noun the act of copulation in birds.
4. tread ·noun the chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
5. tread ·noun the part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.
6. tread ·vi to set the foot; to step.
7. tread ·noun the part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.
8. tread ·vt to go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like.
9. tread ·noun the upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed.
10. tread ·vi to copulate; said of birds, ·esp. the males.
11. tread ·vi to walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step.
12. tread ·noun manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread.
13. tread ·noun the top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
14. tread ·vt to crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
15. tread ·noun a step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread.
xvi. tread ·noun a bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. ·see interfere, 3.
xvii. tread ·vt to beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.
xviii. tread ·vt to copulate with; to feather; to cover;
said of the male bird.