trod

[ trod ]

/ trɒd /

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of tread.

Nearby words

trochlear nerve, trochlear spine, trochoid, trochoid joint, trochophore, trod, trodden, trode, troezen, troffer, trog

Related formswell-trod, adjective

Definition for trod (2 of 2)

tread

[ tred ]

/ trɛd /

verb (used without object), trod, trod·den or trod, tread·ing.

to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk.

to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or injure something (usually followed by on or upon): to tread on a person's foot.

(of a male bird) to copulate.

verb (used with object), trod, trod·den or trod, tread·ing.

to step or walk on, about, in, or along.

to trample or crush underfoot.

to form by the action of walking or trampling: to tread a path.

to treat with disdainful harshness or cruelty; crush; oppress.

to perform by walking or dancing: to tread a measure.

(of a male bird) to copulate with (a female bird).

noun

the action of treading, stepping, or walking.

the sound of footsteps.

manner of treading or walking.

a single step as in walking.

any of various things or parts on which a person or thing treads, stands, or moves.

the part of the under surface of the foot or of a shoe that touches the ground.

the horizontal upper surface of a step in a stair, on which the foot is placed.

the part of a wheel, tire, or runner that bears on the road, rail, etc.

the pattern raised on or cut into the face of a rubber tire.

Also caterpillar tread. a metal tread on which a Caterpillar-style vehicle moves.

Railroads. that part of a rail in contact with the treads of wheels.

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.

Related formstread·er, nouno·ver·tread, nounsub·tread, noun

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Examples from the Web for trod

I looked with awe at the ground I trod on, to see what the Powers had made there, the form and fashion and material of their work.
Book Bag: Paul Theroux’s Favorite Inner-Journey Travel Books|Paul Theroux|May 14, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Ensuring more diverse images of women in the worlds of both music and media was a path Latifah decided to trod long ago.
Queen Latifah Talks About the ‘Steel Magnolias’ Remake and the Importance of Diversity|Allison Samuels|October 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Since graduating from Simmons College as a business major in 1958, Ruth had trod a conventional path.
The Tragic Life of Barack Obama’s Father|Sally H. Jacobs|July 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST
In any case, recent events had got me wondering how many Americans had trod the usual path but in reverse.
The Big Goodbye: Why Some Abandon the Right|Michael Tomasky|May 31, 2011|DAILY BEAST

Keep ever in the one straight path Of duty they have trod; And guided by the same pure light Of love, for man and God.
The Last of the Wasps|Tad Friend|September 27, 2009|DAILY BEAST
Again I trod on air—and yet—and yet—I felt that I was acting like a fool.
A Frontier Mystery|Bertram Mitford
But it did linger now, as Cally trod somewhat dreamily over streets that she had long known by heart.
V. V.'s Eyes|Henry Sydnor Harrison
It is pleasant, however, to see how lightly and tenderly you trip over these matters, as if you trod upon eggs.
The Complete Works in Philosophy, Politics and Morals of the late Dr. Benjamin Franklin, [Vol 3 of 3]|Benjamin Franklin
A slight tremor in the boards on which he trod told him that this separation must have already taken place.
The Girl on the Boat|Pelham Grenville Wodehouse
He had hunted but a few minutes, when he trod among the ashes where the camp fire had been burning.
Through Apache Lands|R. H. Jayne

British Dictionary definitions for trod (1 of 2)

trod

/ (trɒd) /

verb

the past tense and a past participle of tread

British Dictionary definitions for trod (2 of 2)

tread

/ (trɛd) /

verb treads, treading, trod, trodden or trod

to walk or trample in, on, over, or across (something)

(when intr, foll by on) to crush or squash by or as if by treadingto tread grapes; to tread on a spider

(intr sometimes foll by on) to subdue or repress, as by doing injury (to)to tread on one's inferiors

(tr) to do by walking or dancingto tread a measure

(tr) (of a male bird) to copulate with (a female bird)

tread lightly to proceed with delicacy or tact

tread on someone's toes to offend or insult someone, esp by infringing on his sphere of action, etc

tread water to stay afloat in an upright position by moving the legs in a walking motion

noun

a manner or style of walking, dancing, etca light tread

the act of treading

the top surface of a step in a staircase

the outer part of a tyre or wheel that makes contact with the road, esp the grooved surface of a pneumatic tyre

the part of a rail that wheels touch

the part of a shoe that is generally in contact with the ground

vet science an injury to a horse's foot caused by the opposite foot, or the foot of another horse

a rare word for footprint

Derived Formstreader, noun

Word 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 trod

tread

In addition to the idioms beginning with tread

tread the boards
tread water

also see:

fools rush in where angels fear to tread
step (tread) on one's toes

trod

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Definition for trod (2 of 2)

tread

verb (used without object), trod, trod·den or trod, tread·ing.

verb (used with object), trod, trod·den or trod, tread·ing.

noun

Origin of tread

Examples from the Web for trod

British Dictionary definitions for trod (1 of 2)

trod

verb

British Dictionary definitions for trod (2 of 2)

tread

verb treads, treading, trod, trodden or trod

noun

Word Origin for tread

Idioms and Phrases with trod

tread