tread

tread

T0332300 (trĕd)v. trod (trŏd) or treaded, trod·den (trŏd′n) or trod or treaded, tread·ing, treads v.tr.1. To walk on, over, or along: tread the pavement.2. To press beneath the feet; trample: dirt that was trodden into the rug.3. To treat unjustly or harshly; oppress: people who were trodden down by tyrants.4. To form by walking or trampling: tread a path.5. To execute by walking or dancing: tread a measure.6. To copulate with. Used of a male bird.v.intr.1. a. To go on foot; walk.b. To set down the foot; step.2. a. To trample something. Used with on or upon: Don't tread on the new grass.b. To treat someone or something unjustly or harshly. Used with on or upon: a regime treading upon the rights of the citizens.3. To copulate. Used of birds.n.1. a. The act, manner, or sound of treading.b. An instance of treading; a step.c. A mark made by treading, as in snow.2. The upper horizontal part of a step in a staircase.3. a. The part of a wheel or tire that makes contact with the road or rails.b. The grooved face of a tire.4. The part of a shoe sole that touches the ground.5. Either of the continuous ridged belts with which bulldozers, tanks, and certain other vehicles move over the ground.Idioms: tread the boards To act on the stage: "We who tread the boards are not the only players of parts in this world" (John Fowles). tread water1. To keep the head above water while in an upright position by pumping the legs.2. To expend effort but make little or no progress to achievement of a goal or an end.

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[Middle English treden, from Old English tredan.]

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tread′less adj.

tread

(trɛd) vb, treads, treading, trod, trodden or trod1. to walk or trample in, on, over, or across (something)2. (when: intr, foll by on) to crush or squash by or as if by treading: to tread grapes; to tread on a spider. 3. (sometimes foll by: on) to subdue or repress, as by doing injury (to): to tread on one's inferiors. 4. (tr) to do by walking or dancing: to tread a measure. 5. (Zoology) (tr) (of a male bird) to copulate with (a female bird)6. tread lightly to proceed with delicacy or tact7. tread on someone's toes to offend or insult someone, esp by infringing on his sphere of action, etc8. (Swimming, Water Sports & Surfing) tread water to stay afloat in an upright position by moving the legs in a walking motionn9. a manner or style of walking, dancing, etc: a light tread. 10. the act of treading11. (Building) the top surface of a step in a staircase12. (Automotive Engineering) the outer part of a tyre or wheel that makes contact with the road, esp the grooved surface of a pneumatic tyre13. (Railways) the part of a rail that wheels touch14. the part of a shoe that is generally in contact with the ground15. (Veterinary Science) vet science an injury to a horse's foot caused by the opposite foot, or the foot of another horse16. a rare word for footprint[Old English tredan; related to Old Norse trotha , Old High German tretan, Swedish träda] ˈtreader n

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v. trod, trod•den trod, tread•ing, v.i. 1. to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk. 2. to step or walk, esp. so as to press, crush, or injure something; trample (usu. fol. by on or upon). 3. (of a male bird) to copulate. v.t. 4. to step or walk on, about, in, or along. 5. to trample or crush underfoot. 6. to form by the action of walking or trampling: to tread a path. 7. to treat with disdainful harshness or cruelty; crush; oppress. 8. to perform by walking or dancing: to tread a measure. 9. (of a male bird) to copulate with (a female bird). n. 10. the action of treading. 11. the sound of footsteps. 12. manner of treading or walking. 13. a single step. 14. any of various things or parts on which a person or thing treads, stands, or moves. 15. the horizontal upper surface of a step in a stair. 16. the part of a wheel, tire, or runner that bears on the road, rail, etc. 17. the pattern raised on or cut into the face of a rubber tire. 18. the part of a rail in contact with the treads of wheels. 19. the part of the undersurface of the foot or of a shoe that touches the ground. Idioms: 1. tread on someone's toes, to offend or irritate someone. 2. tread water, a. to maintain the body erect in the water with the head above the surface, usu. by a pumping movement of the legs and sometimes the arms. b. to maintain one's position without making any progress. [before 900; Middle English treden (v.), Old English tredan, c. Old High German tretan; akin to Old Norse trotha, Gothic trudan] tread′er, n.

tread

Past participle: trodden
Gerund: treading

Imperative
tread
tread

Present
I tread
you tread
he/she/it treads
we tread
you tread
they tread

Preterite
I trod
you trod
he/she/it trod
we trod
you trod
they trod

Present Continuous
I am treading
you are treading
he/she/it is treading
we are treading
you are treading
they are treading

Present Perfect
I have trodden
you have trodden
he/she/it has trodden
we have trodden
you have trodden
they have trodden

Past Continuous
I was treading
you were treading
he/she/it was treading
we were treading
you were treading
they were treading

Past Perfect
I had trodden
you had trodden
he/she/it had trodden
we had trodden
you had trodden
they had trodden

Future
I will tread
you will tread
he/she/it will tread
we will tread
you will tread
they will tread

Future Perfect
I will have trodden
you will have trodden
he/she/it will have trodden
we will have trodden
you will have trodden
they will have trodden

Future Continuous
I will be treading
you will be treading
he/she/it will be treading
we will be treading
you will be treading
they will be treading

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been treading
you have been treading
he/she/it has been treading
we have been treading
you have been treading
they have been treading

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been treading
you will have been treading
he/she/it will have been treading
we will have been treading
you will have been treading
they will have been treading

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been treading
you had been treading
he/she/it had been treading
we had been treading
you had been treading
they had been treading

Conditional
I would tread
you would tread
he/she/it would tread
we would tread
you would tread
they would tread

Past Conditional
I would have trodden
you would have trodden
he/she/it would have trodden
we would have trodden
you would have trodden
they would have trodden

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tread - a step in walking or running stride, pacewalk, walking - the act of traveling by foot; "walking is a healthy form of exercise"step - the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down; "he walked with unsteady steps"
	2.	tread - the grooved surface of a pneumatic tirepneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre - a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etcsurface - the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary; "there is a special cleaner for these surfaces"; "the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface"
	3.	tread - the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the groundtangency, contact - (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact; "they forget to solder the contacts"
	4.	tread - structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or stepstair, step - support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway; "he paused on the bottom step"structural member - support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
Verb	1.	tread - put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"stepgo, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast"step on, tread on - place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her long gown"
	2.	tread - tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"tramplewalk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet"treadle - tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"
	3.	tread - crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"mash, squash, squeeze, crush, squelch - to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition; "crush an aluminum can"; "squeeze a lemon"
	4.	tread - brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the centerbrace - support by bracing
	5.	tread - apply (the tread) to a tire apply, give - give or convey physically; "She gave him First Aid"; "I gave him a punch in the nose"
	6.	tread - mate with; "male birds tread the females"copulate, mate, couple, pair - engage in sexual intercourse; "Birds mate in the Spring"

tread

verb1. step, walk, march, pace, stamp, stride, hike, tramp, trudge, plod She trod casually, enjoying the sensation of bare feet on grass.noun1. step, walk, pace, stride, footstep, gait, footfall We could hear their heavy tread and an occasional coarse laugh.tread on something1. crush underfoot, step on, stamp on, trample (on), stomp on, squash, flatten Oh sorry, I didn't mean to tread on your foot.2. repress, crush, suppress, subdue, oppress, quell, bear down on, subjugate, ride roughshod over Paid lawyers would tread on the farmers' interests.

tread

verb1. To go on foot:ambulate, foot, pace, step, walk.Slang: hoof.Idiom: foot it.2. To step on heavily and repeatedly so as to crush, injure, or destroy:stamp, stomp, tramp, trample, tromp.nounThe act or manner of going on foot:footfall, footstep, step.

Translations

梯面步态沿...走践踏踩

tread

(tred) – past tense trod (trod) : past participle trodden (ˈtrodn) – verb1. to place one's feet on. He threw his cigarette on the ground and trod on it. 踩 踩2. to walk on, along, over etc. He trod the streets looking for a job. 沿...走 沿...走3. to crush by putting one's feet on. We watched them treading the grapes. 踐踏 践踏 noun1. a way of walking or putting one's feet. I heard his heavy tread. 步態 步态2. the grooved and patterned surface of a tyre. The tread has been worn away. 輪胎紋面 轮胎纹面3. the horizontal part of a step or stair on which the foot is placed. 梯面 梯面tread water to keep oneself afloat in an upright position by moving the legs (and arms). (游泳時)踢水 （游泳时）踩水

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