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1tread — 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 …
2Tread — 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… …
3tread\ on\ one's\ toes — • step on one s toes • step on the toes of • tread on one s toes • tread on the toes of v. phr. To do something that embarrasses or offends someone else. If you break in when other people are talking, you may step on their toes. Mary is pretty,… …
4tread\ on\ the\ toes\ of — • step on one s toes • step on the toes of • tread on one s toes • tread on the toes of v. phr. To do something that embarrasses or offends someone else. If you break in when other people are talking, you may step on their toes. Mary is pretty,… …
5tread block — Raised portions of rubber that make up part of the tread pattern They are often present in the shoulder area and are more or less rectangular in shape …
6tread water — someone who is treading water is not doing anything to make progress. I m just treading water until I get an opportunity to try for a job with more responsibility. (often in continuous tenses) …
7asymmetrical tread — The tread of a tire which has different shapes/patterns and sizes of grooves in the same tire. Often they are divided into three distinct patterns: The outside shoulder, the center zone, and the inside shoulder. The outside shoulder tread will… …
8Where Angels Fear to Tread (film) — Infobox Film name = Where Angels Fear to Tread caption = Film poster director = Charles Sturridge producer = Nick Elliott Derek Granger Giovanna Romagnoli (co producer) Titanus Distribuzione writer = E. M. Forster(novel) Tim Sullivan Derek… …
9To have the black ox tread on one's foot — Ox Ox ([o^]ks), n.; pl. {Oxen}. [AS. oxa; akin to D. os. G. ochs, ochse, OHG. ohso, Icel. oxi, Sw. & Dan. oxe, Goth. a[ u]hsa, Skr. ukshan ox, bull; cf. Skr. uksh to sprinkle. [root]214. Cf. {Humid}, {Aurochs}.] (Zo[ o]l.) The male of bovine… …
10fools rush in where angels fear to tread — unwise people are often reckless and imprudent …
