tread
[ tred ]
/ trɛd /
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, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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Example sentences from the Web for tread
To find out which chemicals were responsible for the die-offs, the researchers exposed juvenile coho salmon to water contaminated by tread particles from new and used tires.
Salmon are dying off and your car tires might be to blame|Kate Baggaley|December 4, 2020|Popular ScienceAsking Beal to remain patient for Wall’s return was a tough sell for both parties, not to mention a fan base watching its team tread water.
Wizards’ deal of John Wall for Russell Westbrook is the right move, but packed with risk|Ben Golliver|December 3, 2020|Washington PostDoes nature, even in my octogenarian carcase, run too strong that I must be still a bawler and a brawler and a treader upon corns?
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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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Idioms and Phrases with tread
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