Dictionary definition · tread
noun
- a step in walking or running
- the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
- the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
- structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
verb
- put down or press the foot, place the foot"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
- tread or stomp heavily or roughly"The soldiers trampled across the fields"
- crush as if by treading on"tread grapes to make wine"
- brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
- apply (the tread) to a tire
- mate with (used of male birds)"male birds tread the females"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).