Definition of tread

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Tread (v. t.) To step or walk on.

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Pedal :: Pedal (a.) A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a bicycle..
Trade :: Trade () imp. of Tread.
Trample :: Trample (v. i.) To tread in contempt; -- with on or upon.
Tread :: Tread (v. i.) To set the foot; to step.
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..
Trodden :: Trodden () p. p. of Tread.
Trode :: Trode (n.) Tread; footing.
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 (v. i.) To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step..
Hobnail :: Hobnail (v. t.) To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes..
Tread-softly :: Tread-softly (n.) Spurge nettle. See under Nettle.
Traverse :: Traverse (v. i.) To tread or move crosswise, as a horse that throws his croup to one side and his head to the other..
Volt :: Volt (n.) A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks.
Nosing :: Nosing (n.) That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding..
Beaten :: Beaten (a.) Made smooth by beating or treading; worn by use.
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..
Foothold :: Foothold (n.) A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.
Overtread :: Overtread (v. t.) To tread over or upon.
Paddle :: Paddle (v. t.) To pad; to tread upon; to trample.
Tramp :: Tramp (v. i.) To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water..
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