Definition of tread

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Tread (n.) The act of copulation in birds.

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Piste :: Piste (n.) The track or tread a horseman makes upon the ground he goes over.
Tread :: Tread (n.) The upper horizontal part of a step, on which the foot is placed..
Nosing :: Nosing (n.) That part of the treadboard of a stair which projects over the riser; hence, any like projection, as the projecting edge of a molding..
Hobnail :: Hobnail (v. t.) To tread down roughly, as with hobnailed shoes..
Trample :: Trample (v. i.) To tread in contempt; -- with on or upon.
Tread :: Tread (n.) The part of a rail upon which car wheels bear.
Pace :: Pace (v. t.) To walk over with measured tread; to move slowly over or upon; as, the guard paces his round..
Tread :: Tread (v. t.) To copulate with; to feather; to cover; -- said of the male bird.
Tramp :: Tramp (v. i.) To cleanse, as clothes, by treading upon them in water..
Treadle :: Treadle (n.) The part of a foot lathe, or other machine, which is pressed or moved by the foot..
Tread :: Tread (v. i.) To copulate; said of birds, esp. the males..
Tread :: Tread (n.) A step or stepping; pressure with the foot; a footstep; as, a nimble tread; a cautious tread..
Chalaza :: Chalaza (n.) A spiral band of thickened albuminous substance which exists in the white of the bird's egg, and serves to maintain the yolk in its position; the treadle..
Clamp :: Clamp (v. i.) To tread heavily or clumsily; to clump.
Volt :: Volt (n.) A circular tread; a gait by which a horse going sideways round a center makes two concentric tracks.
Treadboard :: Treadboard (n.) See Tread, n., 5..
Treadmill :: Treadmill (n.) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt..
Waddle :: Waddle (v. t.) To trample or tread down, as high grass, by walking through it..
Untread :: Untread (v. t.) To tread back; to retrace.
Pedal :: Pedal (a.) A lever or key acted on by the foot, as in the pianoforte to raise the dampers, or in the organ to open and close certain pipes; a treadle, as in a lathe or a bicycle..
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