| Tread: English to English |
| Tread (n.) A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3. |
| Tread (n.) A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread. |
| Tread (n.) Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread. |
| Tread (n.) The act of copulation in birds. |
| Tread (n.) The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle. |
| Tread (n.) The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear. |
| Tread (n.) The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail. |
| Tread (n.) The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet. |
| Tread (n.) The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed. |
| Tread (n.) Way; track; path. |
| Tread (v. i.) To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males. |
| Tread (v. i.) To set the foot; to step. |
| Tread (v. i.) To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step. |
| Tread (v. t.) To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path. |
| Tread (v. t.) To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the male bird. |
| Tread (v. t.) To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue. |
| Tread (v. t.) To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like. |
| Tread (v. t.) To step or walk on. |