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
— Verb
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~ be fond of; be attached to
treasure
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~ hold dear; "I prize these old photographs"
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"
treat
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~ subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals"; "treat an oil spill"
treat
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~ provide with choice or abundant food or drink; "Don't worry about the expensive wine--I'm treating"; "She treated her houseguests with good food every night"
treble
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~ increase threefold; "Triple your income!"