tread down
tread down · treads down · trod down / treaded down · trodden down · treading down
To trampleTo trample
» The car tires were old so the tread was worn down and useless.
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1 sensesTo trample
More definitions
- walk on and flatten
Examples
2 sentencesThe car tires were old so the tread was worn down and useless.
And so the method that works is treading down the snow to harden it, making blocks and piling them up.
ruИтак, эффективный метод следующий: утрамбовать снег, чтобы он стал плотнее, сделать из него блоки, и составить их друг на друга. — Hellerick
Forms
treads down, treading down, trod down, trodden down| Base form | tread down · to tread down |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | treads down |
| Present participle | treading down |
| Past simple | trod down / treaded down |
| Past participle | trodden down / trod down / treaded down |
irregular · Lesson
Phrasal verbs
3 phrasal verbsSynonyms
2 synonymsClose in meaning
- walk on and flatten:tramp downtrample
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.