tread

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The cat-like springiness in his tread was a little more pronounced than usual, and his eyes were bright and snappy.

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  1. transitive verb To walk on, over, or along.
  2. transitive verb To press beneath the feet; trample.
  3. transitive verb To subdue harshly or cruelly; crush.

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Used in the same context Used in the Same Context

footstep ·  stride ·  gait ·  tramp ·  thud ·  clatter ·  whisper ·  knock ·  beat ·  pace ·  mien ·  shout

Used in the same contextWord Family

tread:   trodden ·  treading ·  trod ·  treads
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Etymologies (3)

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  1. Middle English treden, from Old English tredan.

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  1. from Middle English treden (pret, trad, past participle troden, treden), from Anglo-Saxon tredan (preterit træd, past participle treden) =Old Saxon tredan =OFries. treda =D. treden =Middle Low German Low German treden =Old High German tretan, Middle High German G. treten =Icelandic trodha =Swedish tråda =Danish træde =Goth, trudan, tread. The Icelandic and Gothic (Moesogothic) show a different vowel. Hence ult. trade, trode, trod.
  2. from tread, v. Cf. trade.
 

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/trɛd/
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