Word Meaning

Meaning of tread

- To set the foot; to step.
- To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step.
- To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males.
- To step or walk on.
- To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.
- To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like.
- To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
- To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the male bird.
- A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread.
- Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread.
- Way; track; path.
- The act of copulation in birds.
- The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed.
- The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
- The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.
- The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.
- The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
- A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3.

Crossword clue for tread

- A single step
- Fear greatly
- Press (grapes)
- Stair part
- Step (on)
- Step on the odd target, Andy
- Step part
- Suppress fleeting infatuation
- Top Surface Of A Step
- Tramp seen in front of mill
- Trample
- Tyre pattern
- Tyre surface
- Walk
- Walk along