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treads definition and meaning

v. i. To set the foot; to step.
v. i. To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step.
v. i. To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males.
v. t. To step or walk on.
v. t. To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.
v. t. To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like.
v. t. To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
v. t. To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the male bird.
n. A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread.
n. Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread.
n. Way; track; path.
n. The act of copulation in birds.
n. The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed.
n. The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
n. The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.
n. The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.
n. The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
n. A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3.

Crossword clues for treads

- A single step
- Fear greatly
- Press (grapes)
- Stair part
- Step (on)
- Step on the odd target, Andy
- Step part
- Suppress fleeting infatuation
- Top Surface Of A Step
- Tramp seen in front of mill
- Trample
- Tyre pattern
- Tyre surface
- Walk
- Walk along
- Tramples
- Tramples (on)
- Tramps on


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