Tread
- Tread
- Tread Tread, v. t.
1. To step or walk on.
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Forbid to tread the promised land he saw. --Prior.
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Methought she trod the ground with greater grace.
--Dryden.
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2. To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to
tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.
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3. To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the
like. `` I am resolved to forsake Malta, tread a
pilgrimage to fair Jerusalem.'' --Beau. & Fl.
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They have measured many a mile,
To tread a measure with you on this grass. --Shak.
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4. To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred;
to subdue.
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Through thy name will we tread them under that rise
up against us. --Ps. xliv. 5.
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5. To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the
male bird. --Chaucer.
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{To tread out}, to press out with the feet; to press out, as
wine or wheat; as, to tread out grain with cattle or
horses.
{To tread the stage}, to act as a stageplayer; to perform a
part in a drama.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
2000.
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Tread — Tread, v. i. [imp. {Trod}; p. p. {Trodden}, {Trod}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Treading}.] [OE. treden, AS. tredan; akin to OFries. treda, OS. tredan, D. & LG. treden, G. treten, OHG. tretan, Icel. tro?a, Sw. tr[*a]da, tr[ a]da, Dan. tr[ae]de, Goth. trudan … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tread — Tread, n. 1. A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread. [1913 Webster] She is coming, my own, my sweet; Were it ever so airy a tread, My heart would hear her and beat. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
tread — ► VERB (past trod; past part. trodden or trod) 1) walk in a specified way. 2) press down or crush with the feet. 3) walk on or along. ► NOUN 1) a manner or the sound of walking … English terms dictionary
tread — [tred] vt. TROD or (in tread water: see phr. below) treaded, trodden or trod or (in tread water) treaded, treading, trod [ME treden < OE tredan, akin to Ger treten < IE * dreu < base * drā, to run, step > TRAP1] 1. to walk on, in,… … English World dictionary
tread — tread; tread·er; un·tread; … English syllables
tread — [n] walk footstep, footsteps, gait, march, pace, step, stride, trace, track, tramp; concepts 149,284 tread [v] walk; bear down ambulate, crush, foot, hike, hoof, march, oppress, pace, plod, quell, repress, squash, stamp, stamp on, step, step on,… … New thesaurus
tread — index perambulate, step Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tread on — index mistreat, spurn Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
tread — tread1 [tred] v past tense trod [trɔd US tra:d] past participle trodden [ˈtrɔdn US ˈtra:dn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(step in/on)¦ 2 tread carefully/warily/cautiously etc 3¦(crush)¦ 4 tread a path 5 tread water 6¦(walk)¦ 7 tread the boards ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old … Dictionary of contemporary English
tread — [[t]tre̱d[/t]] treads, treading, trod, trodden 1) VERB If you tread on something, you put your foot on it when you are walking or standing. [V on n] Oh, sorry, I didn t mean to tread on your foot... [V on n] I had white rugs on the floor, but… … English dictionary
