pair vs tread

pair and tread both are nouns.

pair and tread both are verbs.

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

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

pair: engage in sexual intercourse
tread: mate with (used of male birds)

Other hyponyms of pair include nick, bang, be intimate, bed, bonk, do it, eff, fuck, get it on, get laid, have a go at it, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, have sex, hump, jazz, know, lie with, love, make love, make out, roll in the hay, screw, sleep together, sleep with, serve, service, deflower, ruin, mount, ride, breed, cover, bugger, sodomise, sodomize, sodomise, sodomize.

pair (noun)	tread (noun)
two people considered as a unit	a step in walking or running
a set of two similar things considered as a unit	structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
a poker hand with 2 cards of the same value	the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
two items of the same kind	the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

pair (verb)	tread (verb)
engage in sexual intercourse	crush as if by treading on
bring two objects, ideas, or people together	brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
arrange in pairs	mate with (used of male birds)
occur in pairs	tread or stomp heavily or roughly
form a pair or pairs	put down or press the foot, place the foot
	apply (the tread) to a tire

Difference between pair and tread

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