trod

[ trod ]

/ trɒd /

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verb

a simple past tense and past participle of tread.

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OTHER WORDS FROM trod

well-trod, adjective

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

How to use trod in a sentence

Thanks to the popularity of gravel, putting drop bars on a vintage mountain bike is a well-trod path, but older mountain bikes are also great candidates for commuter bikes, winter bikes, basket bikes—or, you know, just using as mountain bikes.
Long Live Old Bikes|Eben Weiss|June 8, 2021|Outside Online
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
But in the end, the comics trod lightly upon the truly scary topics.
The Horror of the Charlie Sheen Roast|Richard Rushfield|September 17, 2011|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
The latter trod on the toes of the former, whereupon the former threatened to "kick out of the cabin" the latter.
The Book of Anecdotes and Budget of Fun;|Various
He could have struck his friend and partner to the earth, and trod him there to death, as he confronted and upbraided him.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
And it was magnified even unto the strength of heaven: and it threw down of the strength, and of the stars, and trod upon them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
They trod with joy the fiery path to glory, and went as gladly to the stake as to a marriage feast.
The Catacombs of Rome|William Henry Withrow
Tel fut le destructeur d'un pouvoir légitime.Such was the man who trod on rightful power.
A Philosophical Dictionary, Volume 1 (of 10)|Franois-Marie Arouet (AKA Voltaire)

British Dictionary definitions for trod

trod

/ (trɒd) /

verb

the past tense and a past participle of tread

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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