tread vs couple

couple vs tread

tread and couple both are nouns.

tread and couple both are verbs.

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

As verbs, couple is a hypernym of tread; that is, couple is a word with a broader meaning than tread:

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

Other hypernyms of tread include copulate, mate, pair.

tread (noun)	couple (noun)
a step in walking or running	a pair who associate with one another
structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step	a pair of people who live together
the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground	(physics) something joined by two equal and opposite forces that act along parallel lines
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire	two items of the same kind
	a small indefinite number

tread (verb)	couple (verb)
crush as if by treading on	engage in sexual intercourse
brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center	link together
mate with (used of male birds)	bring two objects, ideas, or people together
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 tread and couple

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