tread on

Verb

Meaning

place or press the foot on

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

tread stomp trample step on

Hypernyms

step tread

Examples

For 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

Close letter words and terms

tread down tread heavily tread lightly tread on eggshells tread on the heels of tread out