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tread

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English

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Pronunciation

  • IPA /tɹɛd/

Noun

tread noun

  1. A step taken with the foot.
  2. A manner of stepping.
  3. The sound made when someone or something is walking.
  4. A way; a track or path.

Verb

tread verb

  1. To step or walk (on or over something); to trample.“Don't tread on the lawn.”
  2. To step or walk upon.“Actors tread the boards.”
  3. To beat or press with the feet.“to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path”
  4. To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, etc.

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