Tread — synonyms, definition

1. tread (Noun)

23 synonyms

ball bottom cross-piece foot footfall footprint gait hoof jog pace path round run rung runner sole stair step stride traipse • • •

5 definitions

tread (Noun) — A step in walking or running.

tread (Noun) — The grooved surface of a pneumatic tire.

tread (Noun) — The part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground.

tread (Noun) — Structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step.

tread (Noun) — The top of a step on a staircase.

5 types of

contact step structural member surface tangency

6 parts of

pneumatic tire pneumatic tyre stair step walk walking

19 synonyms

advance go go on hike march military walk move pace parade proceed step stomp stride stroll tramp trample trek trudge walk

6 definitions

tread (Verb) — Put down or press the foot, place the foot. ex. "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"

tread (Verb) — Walk heavily or roughly. ex. "The soldiers trod across the fields"

tread (Verb) — Crush as if by treading on. ex. "tread grapes to make wine"

tread (Verb) — Brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the centre.

tread (Verb) — Apply (the tread) to a tire.

tread (Verb) — Mate with. ex. "male birds tread the females"

18 types of

apply brace copulate couple crush give go locomote mash mate move pair squash squeeze squelch squidge travel walk

3 types

step on tread on treadle