tread out

  • 1tread out — Press out, press out with the feet …

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  • 2tread out — put out a fire by stamping on it …

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  • 3To tread out — Tread Tread, v. t. 1. To step or walk on. [1913 Webster] Forbid to tread the promised land he saw. Prior. [1913 Webster] Methought she trod the ground with greater grace. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a… …

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  • 4Tread — Tread, v. t. 1. To step or walk on. [1913 Webster] Forbid to tread the promised land he saw. Prior. [1913 Webster] Methought she trod the ground with greater grace. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to …

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  • 5tread — v. & n. v. (trod; trodden or trod) 1 intr. (often foll. by on) a set down one s foot; walk or step (do not tread on the grass; trod on a snail). b (of the foot) be set down. 2 tr. a walk on. b (often foll. by down) press or crush with the feet. 3 …

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  • 6To tread the stage — Tread Tread, v. t. 1. To step or walk on. [1913 Webster] Forbid to tread the promised land he saw. Prior. [1913 Webster] Methought she trod the ground with greater grace. Dryden. [1913 Webster] 2. To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a… …

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  • 7tread — tread1 [ tred ] (past tense trod [ trad ] or tread|ed [ tredəd ] ; past participle trod|den [ tradn ] or trod [ trad ] ) verb * 1. ) intransitive or transitive BRITISH to walk or step on something: tread on: As she stumbled in the dark, she trod… …

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  • 8Tread Softly in This Place — Infobox Book | name = Tread Softly in this Place image caption = First edition dustjacket 1972 author = Brian Cleeve country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Cassell Co. release date = 1972 media type = Print …

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  • 9tread — [tred] (past tense trod [trɒd] ; past participle trodden [ˈtrɒd(ə)n] ) verb [I/T] British I to walk, or to step on something • tread water 1) to not make progress; 2) to stay upright in deep water by moving your legs and arms and keeping your… …

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  • 10tread on air — • to tread on air • to walk on clouds • to be in the seventh heaven (from Idioms in Speech) to be exceedingly happy Who is this young woman who goes out stealthily like this, and meets a young man, and comes back feeling as if she had been… …

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