Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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stride | Yes | No | Yes | No |
tread | Yes | No | Yes | No |
stride (noun) | tread (noun) |
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a step in walking or running | a step in walking or running |
significant progress (especially in the phrase `make strides') | structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step |
the distance covered by a step | the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground |
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire |
stride (verb) | tread (verb) |
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walk with long steps | crush as if by treading on |
brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center | |
mate with (used of male birds) | |
tread or stomp heavily or roughly | |
put down or press the foot, place the foot | |
apply (the tread) to a tire |