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tread

verb

/triːd/

Meaning

to step or walk on something; to crush with feet

To walk on or along something.

Don't tread on the flowers.

Be careful not to tread on the flowers.

tread carefully

step, walk, trample, stomp, march, pace

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step, walk, trample, stomp

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walk, step, march, trample, pace

avoid, lift, hover, fly, float

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avoid, lift, hover

Entry 2

fly, float, hover

tread carefully, tread lightly, tread softly, tread water, tread on, tread heavily

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tread carefully, tread lightly, tread softly, tread water

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tread carefully, tread water, tread on, tread heavily

to establish the truth, accuracy, or validity of something

Expose the falseness or hollowness of (a myth, idea, or belief).

to have a deep longing or desire for something

to take weapons away from someone; to make someone feel less hostile

To make an involuntary movement of the face or body as a result of pain or distress.

to scrape or wear away the surface by friction or erosion