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tread

noun
  1. a step in walking or running
    stride
  2. structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
  3. the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
  4. the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
verb
  1. brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
  2. mate with
    “male birds tread the females”
    service
  3. crush as if by treading on
    “tread grapes to make wine”
  4. tread or stomp heavily or roughly
    trample
  5. put down or press the foot, place the foot
    “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”
    step
  6. apply (the tread) to a tire