- 1[countable, uncountable] the raised pattern on the surface of a tire on a vehicle The treads on the tires were badly worn.
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- 2[singular] the way that someone walks; the sound that someone makes when they walk I heard his heavy tread on the stairs.
- 3[countable] the upper surface of a step or stair compare riser
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