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Misused Participle Crossword Clue

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48%10 It ends in -ing (present participle) or -ed (past participle)
noun

• a non-finite form of the verb; in English it is used adjectivally and to form compound tenses

29%7 Past participle of tread
noun

• a step in walking or running

• the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

• the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground

• structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step

verb

• put down or press the foot, place the foot

• tread or stomp heavily or roughly

• crush as if by treading on

• brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center

• apply (the tread) to a tire

• mate with (used of male birds)

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New York Times10 Sep 1981 Down 25
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