Tread | Mean of tread in English Dictionary

/ˈtrɛd/

• Verb
• to walk
1. They slowly trod back to the camp.
2. Don't tread on the grass.
3. He has gone where others fear to tread. [=he has done things that other people are afraid to do]
4. If you're thinking about asking for a raise, I advise you to tread lightly. [=to proceed carefully]
• to walk on or along (something)
1. treading the halls of the Senate
2. The company is treading a fine line between tradition and innovation.
• to form (a path) by walking
1. Countless footsteps have trodden a path to their door.

• to crush or press (something) with your feet
1. Don't tread dirt into the carpet.
2. treading grapes for wine
• to perform on a stage as an actor
1. It's been many years since he first trod the boards on Broadway.
• to float upright in deep water by moving your legs and usually your arms forward and backward
• to stay in a situation without making any progress
1. I'm just treading water financially right now.
• Noun
• the part of a tire that touches the ground
1. The treads of the tires were badly worn.
• a mark made by a tire when it rolls over the ground
1. The police found tire treads [=tracks] in the mud.
• the part of a shoe or boot that touches the ground
1. running shoes with good treads
• the part of a stair that you step on
• the way that someone walks or the sound made by walking
1. a light/heavy tread [=step]