Fortread :: Fortread (v. t.) To tread down; to trample upon.
Tread :: Tread (v. i.) To set the foot; to step.
Tread :: Tread (v. i.) To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step..
Tread :: Tread (v. i.) To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males..
Tread :: Tread (v. t.) To step or walk on.
Tread :: Tread (v. t.) To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path..
Tread :: Tread (v. t.) To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like..
Tread :: Tread (v. t.) To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
Tread :: Tread (v. t.) To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the male bird.
Tread :: Tread (n.) A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread..
Tread :: Tread (n.) Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread..
Tread :: Tread (n.) The act of copulation in birds.
Tread :: Tread (n.) The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed..
Tread :: Tread (n.) The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet..
Tread :: Tread (n.) The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.
Tread :: Tread (n.) The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.
Tread :: Tread (n.) The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
Tread :: Tread (n.) A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3..
Treadle :: Treadle (n.) The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or moved by the foot..
Treadle :: Treadle (n.) The chalaza of a bird's egg; the tread.
Treadmill :: Treadmill (n.) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt..