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tread
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- pronunciation:
- tred
- parts of speech:
- verb, noun
- phrases:
- tread water
- features:
- Word Explorer
| phrase: |
tread water |
| part of speech: |
verb |
| inflections: |
treads, treading, treaded, trod, trodden |
| definition 1: |
to step or walk on, in, or along.
We tread the leaves as we walked the forest path. |
| definition 2: |
to crush or press down with, or as if with, the feet.
Don't let the dog tread the flowers in your garden. |
| definition 3: |
to move on foot; step or walk.
Treading through the puddles, I soaked my shoes.- similar words:
- step
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| related words: |
march, pace, track, trample |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act, manner, or sound of stepping or walking.
He is a big man who walks with a heavy tread.I heard his tread in the hall before I saw him.- similar words:
- step
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| definition 2: |
a surface on which one steps, such as the horizontal surface of a stair.
I fell down the stairs because my foot missed a tread. |
| definition 3: |
that which touches the ground in walking, such as the sole of the foot or shoe, or in rolling, such as the outer surface of a tire or the belt around the wheels of a tank.
The treads of my sneakers are filled with mud.The tread of the tractor crushed the stones in its path. |
| definition 4: |
the pattern of grooves on a tire, or the depth of the grooves.
There wasn't much tread left on the tire. |
| related words: |
tramp, trample |
| derivation: |
treader (n.) |
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