Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "tread" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Opposites (Antonyms)

rise riser

Derived Terms

as ever trod shoe-leather betread don't tread on me downtrodden fools rush in where angels fear to tread have the black ox tread on one's foot retread retread toes tread a measure tread carefully tread down tread in someone'ssteps tread lightly tread on tread on eggshells tread on someone's corns tread out tread softly tread the boards tread the stage tread water tread-lightly tread-softly treadle untrod upon

Context

biology fortification

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

apply brace contact copulate couple crush give go locomote mash mate move pair squash squeeze squelch step structural member surface tangency travel walk

Type Of (IsA)

contact structural member surface

Manner Of

brace copulate give squash walk

Part Of

pneumatic tire staircase step

Related Terms

trade

Related Terms

abrasion banquette bird bruise chalaza copulation fire grooves horse interfere parapet path shoe step tire track traction trample treadle walk way

Synonym Network

compress footstep go march move pace path run run over step track trample tread on neck of walk walk on way

Used For

step in staircase

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.