Verb
place or press the foot on
Source: WordNetFor wheresoe'er I turn my ravish'd eyes, Gay gilded scenes and shining prospects rise, Poetic fields encompass me around, And still I seem to tread on classic ground. Joseph Addison
But I, being poor, have only my dreams; I have spread my dreams under your feet; Tread softly because you tread on my dreams. William Butler Yeats
And though you think the world is at your feet, it can rise up and tread on you. Ian McEwan
If a man once fall, all will tread on him. Moroccan Proverb
Neutrals tread on eggs and break none. German Proverb
The lehua blossom unfolds when the rains tread on it. Hawaiian Proverb