tread

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a step in walking or running
  2. noun the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
  3. noun the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground

Etymology

From Middle English treden, from Old English tredan, from Proto-West Germanic *tredan, from Proto-Germanic *trudaną.

In classic literature

Synonyms

pace, stride

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