Synonyms for tread

verb

• tread or stomp heavily or roughly
• put down or press the foot, place the foot
• apply (the tread) to a tire
• brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
• crush as if by treading on
• mate with

noun

• a step in walking or running
• structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
• the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
• the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground