tread Meaning and Definition

1. n. a step in walking or running

2. n. structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step

3. n. the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground

4. n. the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

5. v. brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center

6. v. mate with

7. v. crush as if by treading on

8. v. tread or stomp heavily or roughly

9. v. put down or press the foot, place the foot

10. v. apply (the tread) to a tire