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Definition tread in American English

tread verb

verb
/tred/
1

to walk or step on something

Example

As she stumbled in the dark, she trod on something hard.

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1.1

to press or crush something into the floor or ground when you walk

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2

if someone treads grapes, they crush them with their feet in order to make wine

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Definition tread in American English