Definition of tread

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Tread (v. i.) To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males..

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Slip :: Slip (n.) To slide; to lose one's footing or one's hold; not to tread firmly; as, it is necessary to walk carefully lest the foot should slip..
Trad :: Trad () imp. of Tread.
Retread :: Retread (v. t. & i.) To tread again.
Footing :: Footing (n.) Tread; step; especially, measured tread..
Chill :: Chill (n.) The hardened part of a casting, as the tread of a car wheel..
Elephantine :: Elephantine (a.) Pertaining to the elephant, or resembling an elephant (commonly, in size); hence, huge; immense; heavy; as, of elephantine proportions; an elephantine step or tread..
Treadwheel :: Treadwheel (n.) A wheel turned by persons or animals, by treading, climbing, or pushing with the feet, upon its periphery or face. See Treadmill..
Treadboard :: Treadboard (n.) See Tread, n., 5..
Defoul :: Defoul (v. t.) To tread down.
Foil :: Foil (v. t.) To tread under foot; to trample.
Treader :: Treader (n.) One who treads.
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 chalaza of a bird's egg; the tread.
Winder :: Winder (n.) One in a flight of steps which are curved in plan, so that each tread is broader at one end than at the other; -- distinguished from flyer..
Tread :: Tread (n.) The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet..
Conculcate :: Conculcate (v. t.) To tread or trample under foot.
Riser :: Riser (n.) The upright piece of a step, from tread to 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..
Clamp :: Clamp (v. i.) To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.
Treadle :: Treadle (n.) The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or moved by the foot..
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