Type and usage of tread from BoostVocab

tread

/trɛd/

verb
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
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trample

type of:
walk
verb
put down or press the foot, place the foot
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"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"

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step

type of:
travel go locomote move
noun
a step in walking or running
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pace stride

type of:
step

part of:
walk walking
verb
apply (the tread) to a tire
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type of:
apply give
verb
brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
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type of:
brace
verb
crush as if by treading on
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"tread grapes to make wine"

type of:
crush squelch squeeze squash mash
verb
mate with
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"male birds tread the females"

type of:
mate pair copulate couple
noun
structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
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type of:
structural member

part of:
stair step
noun
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
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type of:
surface

part of:
pneumatic tire pneumatic tyre
noun
the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
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type of:
contact tangency

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