Dictionary Check: tread
"tread" is a valid word!
Scrabble
6
points
Words with Friends
6
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Definition
noun
a step in walking or running
noun
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
noun
the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
noun
structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
verb
put down or press the foot, place the foot
Example:
"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"
verb
tread or stomp heavily or roughly
Example:
"The soldiers trampled across the fields"
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