tread
[ tred ]
/ trɛd /
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verb (used without object), trod, trod·den or trod, tread·ing.
verb (used with object), trod, trod·den or trod, tread·ing.
noun
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Idioms for tread
Origin of tread
before 900; (v.) Middle English treden,Old English tredan; cognate with Old Frisian treda,Old Saxon tredan,Dutch treden,German treten; akin to Old Norse trotha,Gothic trudan; (noun) Middle English tred footprint, derivative of the v.
OTHER WORDS FROM tread
treader, nouno·ver·tread, nounsubtread, nounWords nearby tread
TRC, treacherous, treachery, treacle, treacle mustard, tread, treadle, treadmill, tread the boards, tread water, treas.
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British Dictionary definitions for tread
tread
/ (trɛd) /
verb treads, treading, trod, trodden or trod
noun
Derived forms of tread
treader, nounWord Origin for tread
Old English tredan; related to Old Norse trotha , Old High German tretan, Swedish träda
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