TREAD

Tread

The tread of a tire or track refers to the rubber on its circumference that makes contact with the road or the ground. As tires are used, the tread is worn off, limiting its effectiveness in providing traction. A worn tire can often be retreaded.

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tread

Noun

  1. A step.
  2. A manner of stepping.
  3. A way; a track or path.
  4. The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction.
  5. The grooves on the bottom of a shoe or other footwear, used to give grip or traction.
  6. The horizontal part of a step in a flight of stairs.
  7. The sound made when someone or something is walking.
  8. The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
  9. The act of copulation in birds.
  10. The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
  11. A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes, or strikes its feet together.

Verb

  1. To step or walk (on or over something); to trample.
    He trod back and forth wearily.
    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.
  5. To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
  6. To copulate; said of (especially male) birds.
  7. To copulate with.


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