tread

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /trɛd/

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Noun

Singular tread

Plural treads

1. A tread is a step, as in walking.

   The old man moved with heavy tread across the road.

2. A tread is a mark made by someone taking a step.

   The police searched the crime scene for tread marks.

3. Tread is the part of a wheel, tyre, or a shoe that touches the road.

   The car left tread marks across the lawn.

4. Tread is the surface pattern on a tyre.

   The car was not safe as there was very little tread left on the tyre.

5. The tread on a stair is the part on which you put your foot.

   The wooden staircase had to be fixed by replacing the rotten treads.

Verb

Plain form tread

Third-person singular treads

Past tense tread

Past participle tread

Present participle treading

Plain form tread

Third-person singular treads

Past tense trod

Past participle trod

Present participle treading

Plain form tread

Third-person singular treads

Past tense trod

Past participle trodden

Present participle treading

1. To tread is to take a step.

   The wooden bridge did not look safe so I had to tread carefully.

2. To tread is to stand on, or crush.

   To make wine you need to tread on the grapes to squeeze out the juice.

3. The past tense and past participle of tread.