crush vs tread

crush and tread both are nouns.

crush and tread both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
crush	Yes	No	Yes	No
tread	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, tread is a hyponym of crush; that is, tread is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than crush:

crush: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
tread: crush as if by treading on

Other hyponyms of crush include wring, stamp, steamroller, telescope.

crush (noun)	tread (noun)
the act of crushing	a step in walking or running
temporary love of an adolescent	structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
a dense crowd of people	the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated	the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

crush (verb)	tread (verb)
break into small pieces	crush as if by treading on
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure	brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	mate with (used of male birds)
make ineffective	tread or stomp heavily or roughly
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition	put down or press the foot, place the foot
crush or bruise	apply (the tread) to a tire
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority

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