·noun Way; track; path.
II. Tread ·vt To step or walk on.
III. Tread ·noun The act of copulation in birds.
IV. Tread ·noun The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
V. Tread ·noun The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.
VI. Tread ·vi To set the foot; to Step.
VII. Tread ·noun The part of a wheel that bears upon the road or rail.
VIII. Tread ·vt To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like.
IX. Tread ·noun The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed.
X. Tread ·vi To Copulate; said of birds, ·esp. the males.
XI. Tread ·vi To walk or go; especially, to walk with a stately or a cautious step.
XII. Tread ·noun Manner or style of stepping; action; gait; as, the horse has a good tread.
XIII. Tread ·noun The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
XIV. Tread ·vt To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to Subdue.
XV. Tread ·noun A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread.
XVI. Tread ·noun A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes. ·see Interfere, 3.
XVII. Tread ·vt To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.
XVIII. Tread ·vt To copulate with; to Feather; to Cover;
— said of the male bird.