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apply (the tread) to a tire tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields" crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine" mate with; "male birds tread the females" brace (an archer''s bow) by pressing the foot against the center the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake" a step in walking or running |
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