tread

1. v. i. To set the foot; to step. Source: opted

2. v. i. To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step. Source: opted

3. v. i. To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males. Source: opted

4. v. t. To step or walk on. Source: opted

5. v. t. To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path. Source: opted

6. v. t. To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like. Source: opted

7. v. t. To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue. Source: opted

8. v. t. To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the male bird. Source: opted

9. n. A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread. Source: opted

10. n. Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread. Source: opted

11. n. Way; track; path. Source: opted

12. n. The act of copulation in birds. Source: opted

13. n. The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed. Source: opted

14. n. The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet. Source: opted

15. n. The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail. Source: opted

16. n. The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear. Source: opted

17. n. The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle. Source: opted

18. n. A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3. Source: opted

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