- put down or press the foot, place the foot;
"For fools rush in where angels fear to tread" "step on the brake"
- tread or stomp heavily or roughly;
"The soldiers trampled across the fields"
- crush as if by treading on;
"tread grapes to make wine"
- brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
- apply (the tread) to a tire
- mate with;
"male birds tread the females"