Definition: 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. 5. Put down or press the foot, place the foot. 6. Tread or stomp heavily or roughly. 7. Crush as if by treading on.
Use 'tread' in a sentence:
1. It is a fine line for men to tread.
2. Stylistically, Weller is treading a similar path to that of Lenny Kravitz.
3. There are three reasons for treading warily in such matters.
4. We could now very plainly hear their heavy tread.
5. It's clear that food manufacturers must tread carefully when it comes to using absence claims.
6. Oh, sorry, I didn't mean to tread on your foot.
7. But politicians must tread carefully.
8. If you have a laptop, tread carefully.
9. I heard his heavy tread on the stairs.
10. I could either tread water until I was promoted, which looked to be a few years away, or I could change what I was doing.
11. The tyres were worn below the legal limit of 1.6mm of tread.
12. Don't tread on crops.
13. Tread carefully, I tell myself.
14. The satin slippers tread daintily through the dewy grass.
15. TREAD carefully on your carpets.
16. Don't tread on the crops.
17. Tread down honey in the honeycomb.
18. What about tread routes and alpinism?
19. Or tread in he bus on my toes?
20. They have to tread the delicate path between informing children and boring them.
21. So Mr Ma must tread carefully.
22. Surely we should tread carefully?
23. He continues to tread an unconventional path.
24. The earth shall rock beneath our tread, 75.
25. Mind where you're treading!
26. I must be careful not to tread on their toes. My job is to challenge, but not threaten them.
27. She's treading the boards.
28. They need to tread carefully.
29. I had white rugs on the floor, but people were scared to tread on them in case they marked.
30. One event treads close on another.;
31. If you are hoping to form a new relationship tread carefully and slowly to begin with.
32. "Tread upon him and kill him," said the second.
33. So the court will tread warily.
34. They were bunching up, almost treading upon each other's heels.
35. He walked up the stairs. The treads were covered with a kind of rubber and very quiet.
36. The fat, broad tyres had a good depth of tread.
37. A restaurant has to tread the tricky path between maintaining quality and keeping prices down.
38. The government will have to tread very carefully in handling this issue.
39. Notice how the tread on this tyre has worn down.
40. He was treading quietly and cautiously.
41. Careful you don't tread in that puddle.
42. Martin is inclined to rush in where angels fear to tread.
43. Don't tread ash into the carpet!
44. With his half brother steadying him, he began to tread the sandy footpaths of his youth, this time wearing a pair of $135 Air Jordans.
45. The President will therefore have to tread a very fine line when he addresses the parliament.
46. The wine is still made by treading grapes in the traditional way.
