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