Meaning & Definition of Tread in English

1. A step in walking or running

2. The grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

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

4. Structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step

1. Put down or press the foot, place the foot

• "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"

• "Step on the brake"

2. Tread or stomp heavily or roughly

• "The soldiers trampled across the fields"

3. Crush as if by treading on

• "Tread grapes to make wine"

4. Brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center

5. Apply (the tread) to a tire

6. Mate with

• "Male birds tread the females"