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How to pronounce tread in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms trample
Type of walk
Has types treadle
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Synonyms step
Type of travel, go, locomote, move
Has types tread on, step on


For fools rush in where angels fear to tread.
Type Words
Synonyms pace, stride
Type of step
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Type of apply, give
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Type of brace
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Type of crush, squelch, squeeze, squash, mash


tread grapes to make wine.
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Type of mate, pair, copulate, couple


male birds tread the females.
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Type of structural member
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Type of surface
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Type of contact, tangency

Examples of tread

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This forces the 25% who aren't in a cram school to join one just to tread water.
From the economist.com
If the tread is more worn on the inside, it indicates you may be over-pronating.
From the sacbee.com
Goldman has possessed a sharp eye to jump into areas where others fear to tread.
From the businessweek.com
The tires left tread marks on her forearm, and her knees and hands were scraped.
From the washingtonpost.com
They remind each other to tread carefully so as not to impede the investigation.
From the toledoblade.com
Bunkers abound, of course, but it is a pleasure to tread the soft, springy turf.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
To tread any further feels like a rather exposed bloke walking into a minefield.
From the independent.co.uk
If I had to tread water while throwing or catching a ball, I would sink and die.
From the newsday.com
Separately, the boss of BP urged foreign investors to tread carefully in Russia.
From the economist.com
More examples
  • Pace: a step in walking or running
  • Step: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
  • The grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
  • Tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"
  • Crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"
  • The part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
  • The tread of a tire or track refers to the rubber on its circumference that makes contact with the road. As tires are used, the tread is worn off, limiting its effectiveness in providing traction. A worn tire tread can often be retreaded. ...
  • Water treading is an aspect of swimming that involves a swimmer staying in a vertical position in the water whilst keeping his or her head (at least) above the surface of the water. ...
  • The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction; The grooves on the bottom of a shoe or other footwear, used to give grip or traction; The horizontal part of a step in a flight of stairs; The sound made when someone or something is walking; To step on or over; To ...