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Word: Tread
Speech Type: Verb
Old English tredan (as a verb), of West Germanic origin; related to Dutch treden and German treten
trɛd
walk in a specified way
Short Definition:walk in specified way
Examples:- Rosa trod as lightly as she could
- the government had to tread carefully so as not to offend the judiciary
Word: Tread
Speech Type: Noun
trɛd
a person's manner of walking or the sound made as they walk
Short Definition:person's manner of walking or sound made as they walk
Examples:- I heard the heavy tread of Dad's boots
the top surface of a step or stair.
Short Definition:top surface of step or stair
the thick moulded part of a vehicle tyre that grips the road.
Short Definition:thick moulded part of vehicle tyre that grips road
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