tread

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1. tread - Noun

2. tread - Verb

Meaning

To set the foot; to step.

To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step.

To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males.

To step or walk on.

To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.

To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like.

To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.

To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the male bird.

A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread.

Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread.

Way; track; path.

The act of copulation in birds.

The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed.

The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.

The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.

The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.

The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.

A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3.

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Let us take refuge from this world. You can do this in spirit, even if you are kept here in the body. You can at the same time be here and present to the Lord. Your soul must hold fast to him, you must follow after him in your thoughts, you must tread his ways by faith, not in outward show. Ambrose

For fools rush in where angels fear to tread. Alexander Pope

I tread in the footsteps of illustrious men... in receiving from the people the sacred trust confided to my illustrious predecessor. Martin Van Buren

Fools rush in where angels fear to tread. English Proverb

Fools enter where brave men fear to tread. American Proverb

If a man once fall, all will tread on him. Moroccan Proverb

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