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Meaning Of Tread
v. i.
To set the foot; to step.
v. i.
To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step.
v. i.
To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males.
v. t.
To step or walk on.
v. t.
To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.
v. t.
To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like.
v. t.
To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
v. t.
To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the male bird.
n.
A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread.
n.
Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread.
n.
Way; track; path.
n.
The act of copulation in birds.
n.
The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed.
n.
The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
n.
The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.
n.
The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.
n.
The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
n.
A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3.
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