TREAD Synonyms

• any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal

• the distance covered by a step

• the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down

• support consisting of a place to rest the foot while ascending or descending a stairway

• relative position in a graded series

• a short distance

• the sound of a step of someone walking

• a musical interval of two semitones

• a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface

• a solid block joined to the beams in which the heel of a ship's mast or capstan is fixed

• a sequence of foot movements that make up a particular dance

• shift or move by taking a step

• put down or press the foot, place the foot

• cause (a computer) to execute a single command

• treat badly

• furnish with steps

• move with one's feet in a specific manner

• walk a short distance to a specified place or in a specified manner

• place (a ship's mast) in its step

• measure (distances) by pacing

• move or proceed as if by steps into a new situation

• a step in walking or running

• the distance covered by a step

• significant progress (especially in the phrase `make strides')

• walk with long steps

• the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint

• a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard

• the lower part of anything

• the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings

• lowest support of a structure

• any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates

• travel by walking

• a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger

• an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot

• (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm

• a support resembling a pedal extremity

• pay for something

• walk

• add a column of numbers

• the act of marching; walking with regular steps (especially in a procession of some kind)

• a degree granted for the successful completion of advanced study of architecture

• the month following February and preceding April

• a steady advance

• a procession of people walking together

• district consisting of the area on either side of a border or boundary of a country or an area

• genre of music written for marching

• march in a procession

• force to march

• walk fast, with regular or measured steps; walk with a stride

• march in protest; take part in a demonstration

• walk ostentatiously

• cause to march or go at a marching pace

• lie adjacent to another or share a boundary

• a careless leisurely gait

• a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)

• walk leisurely and with no apparent aim

• a dance involving a rhythmical stamping step

• walk heavily

• the tip of a toe

• on tiptoe or as if on tiptoe

• walk on one's toes

• the act of traveling by foot

• (baseball) an advance to first base by a batter who receives four balls

• manner of walking

• the act of walking somewhere

• a path set aside for walking

• a slow gait of a horse in which two feet are always on the ground

• careers in general

• use one's feet to advance; advance by steps

• accompany or escort

• obtain a base on balls

• traverse or cover by walking

• give a base on balls to

• live or behave in a specified manner

• be or act in association with

• walk at a pace

• make walk

• take a walk; go for a walk; walk for pleasure

• a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely

• the act of testing something

• a race run on foot

• an unbroken series of events

• (American football) a play in which a player attempts to carry the ball through or past the opposing team

• a regular trip

• the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace

• the continuous period of time during which something (a machine or a factory) operates or continues in operation

• unrestricted freedom to use

• the production achieved during a continuous period of operation (of a machine or factory etc.)

• a small stream

• a race between candidates for elective office

• a row of unravelled stitches

• the pouring forth of a fluid

• an unbroken chronological sequence

• a short trip

• move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time

• flee; take to one's heels; cut and run

• stretch out over a distance, space, time, or scope; run or extend between two points or beyond a certain point

• direct or control; projects, businesses, etc.

• have a particular form

• move along, of liquids

• perform as expected when applied

• change or be different within limits

• run, stand, or compete for an office or a position

• cause to emit recorded audio or video

• move about freely and without restraint, or act as if running around in an uncontrolled way

• have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

• be operating, running or functioning

• change from one state to another

• cause to perform

• be affected by; be subjected to

• continue to exist

• occur persistently

• carry out a process or program, as on a computer or a machine

• include as the content; broadcast or publicize

• conduct to completion

• pass over, across, or through

• cause something to pass or lead somewhere

• make without a miss

• deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor

• cause an animal to move fast

• be diffused

• sail before the wind

• cover by running; run a certain distance

• extend or continue for a certain period of time

• set animals loose to graze

• keep company

• run with the ball; in such sports as football

• travel rapidly, by any (unspecified) means

• travel a route regularly

• pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals)

• compete in a race

• progress by being changed

• reduce or cause to be reduced from a solid to a liquid state, usually by heating

• come unraveled or undone as if by snagging

• become undone

• the sound of heavy treading or stomping

• tread or stomp heavily or roughly

• injure by trampling or as if by trampling

• walk on and flatten