'tread' in a sentence
Learn how to use 'tread' with 4 example sentences.
- tread noun
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: a step in walking or running
: the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
: the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
: structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
- tread verb
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: put down or press the foot, place the foot
: tread or stomp heavily or roughly
: crush as if by treading on
: brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
: apply (the tread) to a tire
: mate with (used of male birds)
Fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
We're treading on very thin ice.
Swamps are no fun to tread in, but they can be mystical.
You are treading on her corns.