The meaning of Tread

noun

The sound of a footstep or footsteps.

Usage examples:

You will recognize his footfall on the stairs

noun

The number of people who go into a shop or business during a particular period of time

Usage examples:

A high/strong/weak footfall the machines are in good sites with high footfall such as motorway serv…

noun

A step taken by a person in walking, especially as heard by another person.

Usage examples:

He heard footsteps behind him

noun

The movement or sound of each step a person takes when walking

Usage examples:

We never saw anyone in the building, but sometimes we heard footsteps down the hall.

verb

Move from one place to another; travel.

Usage examples:

He went out to the shops

noun

An attempt or trial at something.

Usage examples:

Have a go at answering the questions yourself

adjective

Functioning properly.

Usage examples:

All systems go

verb

Walk in a military manner with a regular measured tread.

Usage examples:

Thousands marched behind the coffin

noun

An act or instance of marching.

Usage examples:

The relieving force was more than a day's march away

verb

(of a country, territory, or estate) have a common frontier with.

Usage examples:

His estate marches with yours

noun

A single step taken when walking or running.

Usage examples:

Kirov stepped back a pace

verb

Walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance.

Usage examples:

We paced up and down in exasperation

preposition

With due respect to (someone or their opinion), used to express polite disagreement or contradiction.

Usage examples:

Narrative history, pace some theorists, is by no means dead

verb

Walk doggedly and slowly with heavy steps.

Usage examples:

We plodded back up the hill

noun

A slow, heavy walk.

Usage examples:

He settled down to a steady plod

verb

Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud

noun

An act or movement of putting one leg in front of the other in walking or running.

Usage examples:

Ron took a step back

verb

Lift and set down one's foot or one foot after the other in order to walk somewhere or move to a new position.

Usage examples:

Claudia tried to step back

combining form

Denoting a relationship resulting from a remarriage.

Usage examples:

Stepmother

verb

Tread heavily and noisily, typically in order to show anger.

Usage examples:

Martin stomped off to the spare room

noun

(in jazz or popular music) a tune or song with a fast tempo and a heavy beat.

Usage examples:

Like aerosmith at its best, buckcherry has both the rhythmic sway to go with its rock-and-roll stom…

verb

Walk heavily

verb

Walk with long, decisive steps in a specified direction.

Usage examples:

He strode across the road

noun

A long, decisive step.

Usage examples:

He crossed the room in a couple of strides

verb

To walk somewhere quickly with long steps

Usage examples:

She strode across the room and demanded to speak to the manager., they have already made great stri…

verb

Walk heavily or noisily.

Usage examples:

He tramped about the room

noun

A person who travels from place to place on foot in search of work or as a vagrant or beggar.

Usage examples:

In this category fall some of the adaptive activities of psychotics, autists, pariahs, outcasts, va…

verb

To walk with heavy steps

Usage examples:

[ i ] i’ve been tramping through museums all day., tramps knew the houses where you got good food.,…

verb

Walk slowly and with heavy steps, typically because of exhaustion or harsh conditions.

Usage examples:

I trudged up the stairs

noun

A difficult or laborious walk.

Usage examples:

He began the long trudge back to stokenchurch street

verb

To walk slowly with a lot of effort, esp. on an uneven surface or while carrying something heavy

Usage examples:

We had to trudge through deep snow to get to school., twelve miles over rocks and hills is a long t…

verb

Move at a regular pace by lifting and setting down each foot in turn, never having both feet off the ground at once.

Usage examples:

I walked across the lawn

noun

(of a batsman) leave the field without waiting to be given out by the umpire.

Use one's feet to advance; advance by steps