tread :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (4)

n. structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step

n. the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground

n. a step in walking or running

Verbs (6)

v. brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center

v. crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"

v. apply (the tread) to a tire

v. mate with; "male birds tread the females"

v. tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"

v. put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"

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Fuzzynyms (17)

n. a person's manner of walking

n. a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

n. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

n. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"

n. a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together

n. the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"

n. the act of moving forward toward a goal

v. travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition; "We went tramping about the state of Colorado"

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