tread

English Thesaurus

1. a step in walking or running (noun.act)

hypernym	:	step,
definition	:	the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down (noun.act)

part meronym	:	walk, walking,
definition	:	the act of traveling by foot (noun.act)

2. structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	structural member,
definition	:	support that is a constituent part of any structure or building (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	stair, step,
definition	:	support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway (noun.artifact)

3. the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	contact, tangency,
definition	:	(electronics) a junction where things (as two electrical conductors) touch or are in physical contact (noun.artifact)

4. the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	surface,
definition	:	the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary (noun.artifact)

part meronym	:	pneumatic tire, pneumatic tyre,
definition	:	a tire made of reinforced rubber and filled with compressed air; used on motor vehicles and bicycles etc (noun.artifact)

5. brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	brace,
definition	:	support by bracing (verb.contact)

6. mate with (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	copulate, couple, mate, pair,
definition	:	engage in sexual intercourse (verb.contact)

7. crush as if by treading on (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	crush, mash, squash, squeeze, squelch,
definition	:	to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition (verb.contact)

8. tread or stomp heavily or roughly (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	walk,
definition	:	use one's feet to advance; advance by steps (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	treadle,
definition	:	tread over (verb.motion)

9. put down or press the foot, place the foot (verb.motion)

hypernym	:	go, locomote, move, travel,
definition	:	change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically (verb.motion)

hyponym	:	step on, tread on,
definition	:	place or press the foot on (verb.motion)

10. apply (the tread) to a tire (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	apply, give,
definition	:	give or convey physically (verb.possession)

11. a step in walking or running (noun.act)

derivation	:	pace, step,
definition	:	measure (distances) by pacing (verb.change)

derivation	:	stride,
definition	:	cover or traverse by taking long steps (verb.motion)

derivation	:	stride,
definition	:	walk with long steps (verb.motion)

derivation	:	pace,
definition	:	walk with slow or fast paces (verb.motion)

derivation	:	pace,
definition	:	go at a pace (verb.motion)

derivation	:	step, tread,
definition	:	put down or press the foot, place the foot (verb.motion)

12. the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	tread,
definition	:	apply (the tread) to a tire (verb.possession)

13. tread or stomp heavily or roughly (verb.motion)

derivation	:	trample, trampling,
definition	:	the sound of heavy treading or stomping (noun.event)

derivation	:	stamper, stomper, tramper, trampler,
definition	:	someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground (noun.person)

14. put down or press the foot, place the foot (verb.motion)

derivation	:	step,
definition	:	the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down (noun.act)

derivation	:	pace, stride, tread,
definition	:	a step in walking or running (noun.act)

derivation	:	footmark, footprint, step,
definition	:	a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface (noun.communication)

derivation	:	footstep, pace, step, stride,
definition	:	the distance covered by a step (noun.quantity)

15. apply (the tread) to a tire (verb.possession)

derivation	:	tread,
definition	:	the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire (noun.artifact)

16. a step in walking or running (noun.act)

derivation	:	pace, step,
definition	:	measure (distances) by pacing (verb.change)

derivation	:	stride,
definition	:	cover or traverse by taking long steps (verb.motion)

derivation	:	stride,
definition	:	walk with long steps (verb.motion)

derivation	:	pace,
definition	:	walk with slow or fast paces (verb.motion)

derivation	:	pace,
definition	:	go at a pace (verb.motion)

derivation	:	step, tread,
definition	:	put down or press the foot, place the foot (verb.motion)

17. the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire (noun.artifact)

derivation	:	tread,
definition	:	apply (the tread) to a tire (verb.possession)

18. tread or stomp heavily or roughly (verb.motion)

derivation	:	trample, trampling,
definition	:	the sound of heavy treading or stomping (noun.event)

derivation	:	stamper, stomper, tramper, trampler,
definition	:	someone who walks with a heavy noisy gait or who stamps on the ground (noun.person)

19. put down or press the foot, place the foot (verb.motion)

derivation	:	step,
definition	:	the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down (noun.act)

derivation	:	pace, stride, tread,
definition	:	a step in walking or running (noun.act)

derivation	:	footmark, footprint, step,
definition	:	a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface (noun.communication)

derivation	:	footstep, pace, step, stride,
definition	:	the distance covered by a step (noun.quantity)

20. apply (the tread) to a tire (verb.possession)

derivation	:	tread,
definition	:	the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire (noun.artifact)

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