TREAD (2)

tread (2). Tread, v. trod, pret. trod, trodden, pa. to set the foot, walk, beat, crush, cover

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Tread, v. t. 1. 1. To step or walk on.
Forbid to tread the promised land he saw. Prior. Methought she trod the ground with greater grace. Dryden. 2. 2. To beat or press with the feet; as, to tread a path; to tread land when too light; a well-trodden path.
3. 3. To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, or the like. “ I am resolved to forsake Malta, tread a pilgrimage to fair Jerusalem.” Beau. & Fl.
They have measured many a mile, To tread a measure with you on this grass. Shak. 4. 4. To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
Through thy name will we tread them under that rise up against us. Ps. xliv. 5. 5. 5. To copulate with; to feather; to cover; — said of the male bird. Chaucer.
To tread out, to press out with the feet; to press out, as wine or wheat; as, to tread out grain with cattle or horses. — To tread the stage, to act as a stageplayer; to perform a part in a drama.