TREAD
Scrabble letter values: T1R1E1A1D2 = 6
Definition
- noun a step in walking or running. — synonyms: pace, stride
- noun the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire.
- noun the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground.
- noun structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step.
- verb put down or press the foot, place the foot. — synonyms: step
- verb tread or stomp heavily or roughly. — synonyms: trample
- verb crush as if by treading on.
- verb brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center.
- verb apply (the tread) to a tire.
- verb mate with.
Examples
- “For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”
- “step on the brake”
- “The soldiers trampled across the fields”