(1):
(v. t.) To step or walk on.
(2):
(n.) Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread.
(3):
(n.) A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread.
(4):
(v. t.) To copulate with; to feather; to cover; - said of the male bird.
(5):
(n.) The act of copulation in birds.
(6):
(n.) The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed.
(7):
(v. t.) To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.
(8):
(n.) Way; track; path.
(9):
(v. i.) To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males.
(10):
(n.) A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. See Interfere, 3.
(11):
(v. i.) To set the foot; to step.
(12):
(n.) The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
(13):
(n.) The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.
(14):
(n.) The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.
(15):
(v. t.) To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
(16):
(n.) The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
(17):
(v. t.) To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like.
(18):
(v. i.) To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step.