tread

tread or stomp heavily or roughly

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

put down or press the foot, place the foot

“For fools rush in where angels fear to tread”

a step in walking or running

apply (the tread) to a tire

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

crush as if by treading on

“tread grapes to make wine”

mate with

“male birds tread the females”

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

the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire