treaded
Variant of tread
tread (tred)
transitive verb trod, treaded tread′ed, trodden trod′·den, trod, treaded tread′ed, treading tread′·ing
- to walk on, in, along, across, over, etc.
- to do or follow by walking, dancing, etc. treading the measures briskly
- to press or beat with the feet so as to crush or injure; trample
- to oppress or subdue, as if by stepping on
- to copulate with (the female): said of a bird
Etymology: ME treden < OE tredan, akin to Ger treten < IE *dreu- < base *drā, to run, step > trap
intransitive verb
- to move on foot; step; walk
- to set one's foot (on, across, etc.); make a step; step
- to trample (on or upon)
- to copulate: said of birds
noun
- the act, manner, or sound of treading
- something on which a person or thing treads or moves, as the part of a shoe sole, wheel, etc. that touches the ground, the endless belt over cogged wheels of a tractor or tank, the part of a rail on which a car wheel runs, or the horizontal surface of a step in a stairway
- the thick outer layer of an automotive tire, containing grooves for added traction
- the thickness of this layer, as measured by the depth of the grooves
- the pattern of the grooves
- track ()
- Rare a footprint
tread the boards
tread water
- Swimming to keep the head above water and the body upright without propelling oneself forward, by moving the legs and arms back and forth
- to make no progress
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