TREAD


Meaning of TREAD in English

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.

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