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Meaning of tread

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  tread
      n 1: a step in walking or running [syn: {pace}, {stride},
           {tread}]
      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
      v 1: put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush
           in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" [syn:
           {step}, {tread}]
      2: tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled
         across the fields" [syn: {tread}, {trample}]
      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"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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