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• a step in walking or running

  synonym	pacestride
  holo part	walkwalking
  hypernym	step

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

  holo part	stairstep
  hypernym	structural member

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

  hypernym

  contacttangency

• the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

  holo part	pneumatic tirepneumatic tyre
  hypernym	surface

• crush as if by treading on

  hypernym

  crushmashsquashsqueezesquelch

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

  hypernym

  brace

• mate with (used of male birds)

  hypernym

  copulatecouplematepair

• tread or stomp heavily or roughly

  synonym	trample
  hypernym	walk
  hyponym	treadle
  is entailed by	beat

• put down or press the foot, place the foot

  synonym	step
  hypernym	golocomotemovetravel
  hyponym	step ontread on

• apply (the tread) to a tire

  hypernym

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