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41tread a measure — To go through a dance • • • Main Entry: ↑measure …
42tread on the neck of — To oppress or tyrannize over • • • Main Entry: ↑neck …
43tread|mill — «TREHD MIHL», noun. 1. an apparatus to turn something by having a person or animal walk on the moving steps of a wheel or of a sloping, endless belt. 2. Figurative. any wearisome or monotonous round of work or life: »a kind of mental treadmill,… …
44tread a tightrope — tread/walk a ˈtightrope idiom to be in a difficult situation in which you do not have much freedom of action and need to be extremely careful about what you do • The government is walking a difficult tightrope in wanting to reduce interest rates… …
45tread on somebody's heels — ˌtread on sb s ˈheels idiom to follow sb closely Main entry: ↑treadidiom …
46tread — tread1 [tred] v past tense trod [trɔd US tra:d] past participle trodden [ˈtrɔdn US ˈtra:dn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(step in/on)¦ 2 tread carefully/warily/cautiously etc 3¦(crush)¦ 4 tread a path 5 tread water 6¦(walk)¦ 7 tread the boards ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old …
47tread — [[t]tre̱d[/t]] treads, treading, trod, trodden 1) VERB If you tread on something, you put your foot on it when you are walking or standing. [V on n] Oh, sorry, I didn t mean to tread on your foot... [V on n] I had white rugs on the floor, but… …
48Tread — The tread of a tire or caterpillar track refers to the rubber on its circumference that makes contact with the road. As tires are used, the tread is worn down limiting their effectiveness in providing traction. A worn tire tread can be replaced… …
49tread — I n. step 1) a firm; heavy; light tread mark 2) tire treads pattern of ridges 3) a worn tread 4) a tire tread II v. 1) (usu. fig.) (d; intr.) to tread on, upon (to tread on smb. s toes) 2) (P; intr.) to tread softly * * * [tred …
50tread — 1 verb past tense trod past participle trodden 1 STEP IN/ON (intransitive always + adv/prep) BrE to put your foot on or in something while you are walking; step (+ in/on): Sorry did I tread on your foot? | Be careful not to tread on that broken… …
