| tread [n] |
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| 1) | a step in walking or running |
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| Synonyms : | pace stride |
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| step walk step stride stride pace pace pace |
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| 2) | the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire |
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| surface pneumatic_tire |
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| 3) | the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground |
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| contact |
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| 4) | structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step |
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| structural_member stair |
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| tread [v] |
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| 1) | put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" |
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| Synonyms : | step |
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| go pace footmark footstep step step_on |
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| 2) | tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields" |
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| Synonyms : | trample |
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| walk trample stamper treadle |
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| 3) | crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine" |
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| crush |
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| 4) | brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center |
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| brace |
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| 5) | apply (the tread) to a tire |
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| apply |
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| 6) | mate with; "male birds tread the females" |
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| copulate |
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