Words Containing Tread
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Definition of tread
- v. i. - To set the foot; to step.
- v. i. - To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a
cautious step.
- v. i. - To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males.
- v. t. - To step or walk on.
- v. t. - To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to
tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.
- v. t. - To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the
like.
- v. t. - To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or
hatred; to subdue.
- v. t. - To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the
male bird.
- n. - A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as,
a nimble tread; a cautious tread.
- n. - Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has
a good tread.
- n. - Way; track; path.
- n. - The act of copulation in birds.
- n. - The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is
placed.
- n. - The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire
over the parapet.
- n. - The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.
- n. - The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.
- n. - The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
- n. - A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a
horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3.
Syllable Information
The word tread is a 5 letter word that has 1 syllable . The syllable division for tread is: tread