tread
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～ brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
tread down
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～ walk on and flatten; "tramp down the grass"; "trample the flowers"
tread
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～ tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"
tread on
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～ place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her long gown"
tread
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～ crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"
tread
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～ apply (the tread) to a tire
tread
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～ put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
tread
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～ mate with; "male birds tread the females"
treadle
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～ tread over; "the brick maker treadles over clay to pick out the stones"
treadle
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～ operate (machinery) by a treadle
treasure
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～ be fond of; be attached to
treasure
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～ hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
ill-treat
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～ treat badly; "This boss abuses his workers"; "She is always stepping on others to get ahead"
treat
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～ act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression; "This book deals with incest"; "The course covered all of Western Civilization"; "The new book treats the history of China"
treat
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～ provide treatment for; "The doctor treated my broken leg"; "The nurses cared for the bomb victims"; "The patient must be treated right away or she will die"; "Treat the infection with antibiotics"
treat
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～ interact in a certain way; "Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
treat
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～ provide with a gift or entertainment; "Grandmother always treated us to the circus"; "I like to treat myself to a day at a spa when I am depressed"
treat
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～ engage in negotiations in order to reach an agreement; "they had to treat with the King"
treat
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～ regard or consider in a specific way; "I treated his advances as a joke"