tread

  1. Noun.  The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction.
  2. Noun.  The grooves on the bottom of a shoe or other footwear, used to give grip or traction.
  3. Noun.  The horizontal part of a step in a flight of stairs.
  4. Noun.  The sound made when someone or something is walking.
  5. Verb.  (intransitive) To step on or over.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive) To beat with one's feet; to trample.
  7. Verb.  (past of, tread) .

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