The meaning of TREAD is to step or walk on or over. How to use tread in a sentence.

1. a. The act, manner, or sound of treading. b. An instance of treading; a step. c. A mark made by treading, as in snow. 2. The upper horizontal part of a step in a staircase. 3. a. The part of a …

Slang. to make efforts that maintain but do not further one's status, progress, or performance. He's just treading water here until he can find another job. tread lightly / carefully / softly. tread …

If you tread carefully, you behave in a careful or cautious way. If you are hoping to form a new relationship, tread carefully and slowly to begin with. [VERB adverb] There are three reasons …

tread on I kept treading on his toes when we were dancing. tread in Yuck! Look what I've just trodden in! be trodden into A load of food had been trodden into the carpet. tread grapes …

Definition of tread verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

[Slang.]to make efforts that maintain but do not further one's status, progress, or performance: He's just treading water here until he can find another job. n.