Definition: a step in walking or running
Similar words: step
Definition: the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down
Usage: he walked with unsteady steps
Synonyms: tread
Definition: structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
Similar words: structural member
Definition: support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
Synonyms: tread
Definition: the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
Similar words: contact, tangency
Definition: (electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact
Usage: they forget to solder the contacts
Synonyms: tread
Definition: the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
Similar words: surface
Definition: the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
Usage: there is a special cleaner for these surfaces; the cloth had a pattern of red dots on a white surface
Synonyms: tread
Definition: brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
Similar words: brace
Definition: support by bracing
Synonyms: tread
Definition: mate with
Usage: male birds tread the females
Similar words: copulate, couple, pair, mate
Definition: engage in sexual intercourse
Usage: Birds mate in the Spring
Synonyms: tread
Definition: crush as if by treading on
Usage: tread grapes to make wine
Similar words: mash, crush, squash, squeeze, squelch
Definition: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Usage: crush an aluminum can; squeeze a lemon
Definition: tread or stomp heavily or roughly
Usage: The soldiers trampled across the fields
Similar words: walk
Definition: use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
Usage: 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
Definition: put down or press the foot, place the foot
Usage: For fools rush in where angels fear to tread; step on the brake
Similar words: go, locomote, travel, move
Definition: change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
Usage: 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
Synonyms: tread
Definition: apply (the tread) to a tire
Definition: give or convey physically
Usage: She gave him First Aid; I gave him a punch in the nose