LookItUptread
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /tred/
tread means: To walk or put your foot on a surface.
verb
To walk or put your foot on a surface.
- Tread carefully on the wet floor.
- She trod barefoot across the sand.
- Have you ever trodden on broken glass?
To behave or move forward in a particular way, especially carefully in a difficult situation.
- Tread carefully when discussing her family.
- He trod lightly around the sensitive issue.
- We must tread cautiously during these negotiations.
To press grapes with your feet to get their juice for making wine.
- They tread grapes to make wine.
- We trod the grapes with bare feet.
- Freshly picked grapes were trodden in a large vat.
To press ground or another surface firmly with your feet, often by walking over it repeatedly.
- Tread the soil firmly around the plant.
- Generations of walkers had trodden that path.
- The cattle trod the loose ground flat.
noun
The raised pattern on a tyre that helps it hold the road.
- The tyres have very little tread.
- Deep tread improves grip on wet roads.
- Have you checked the tread depth recently?
The outer part of a tyre, wheel, or shoe that touches the ground.
- The tread is made of rubber.
- The shoe has a thick tread for rough ground.
- Check both tyres for damage to the tread.
The way someone steps or walks, or the sound their steps make.
- I heard his heavy tread.
- She crossed the room with a light tread.
- The soldiers approached with a steady tread.
The flat part of a stair where you put your foot.
- One tread is loose.
- We replaced the broken stair treads.
- Each tread needs a surface that prevents slipping.
Questions about tread
What does tread mean?
To walk or put your foot on a surface.
What is tread in other languages?
Türkçe: basmak · Español: pisar · Français: marcher · Deutsch: treten · Italiano: calpestare · 日本語: 踏む
How do you pronounce tread?
It is pronounced /tred/.
How do you use tread in a sentence?
Tread carefully on the wet floor. She trod barefoot across the sand.
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