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tread
has definitions from the fields of sport,sexuality
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[ verb ] put down or press the foot, place the foot
Synonyms Examples "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread" "step on the brake" Used in print (Anne McCaffrey, "The Ship Who Sang," 7th...)`` Well '' , remarked one gentleman who had been forced to accompany his wife , `` the good Lord can eat where angels fear to tread '' . |
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[ noun ] (sport) a step in walking or running
Used in print (Clayton C. Barbeau, The Ikon....)His eyes now fixed on White 's solid figure , Warren could hear behind him the tread of another . (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)It was then that they heard the tread of one descending and , in some perturbation glancing up , saw the patronne coming towards them as they gained the landing . |
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[ verb ] brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
Used in print The simple , clever production was also able to tread the thin line between those extremes . Related terms |
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[ verb ] apply (the tread) to a tire
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[ noun ] the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
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[ noun ] structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
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