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tread vs crush

crush vs tread

tread and crush both are nouns.

tread and crush both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tread Yes No Yes No
crush Yes No Yes No
As verbs, crush is a hypernym of tread; that is, crush is a word with a broader meaning than tread:
  • tread: crush as if by treading on
  • crush: to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
Other hypernyms of tread include mash, squash, squeeze, squelch.
tread (noun) crush (noun)
a step in walking or running the act of crushing
structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step temporary love of an adolescent
the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground a dense crowd of people
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated
tread (verb) crush (verb)
crush as if by treading on break into small pieces
brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure
mate with (used of male birds) come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
tread or stomp heavily or roughly make ineffective
put down or press the foot, place the foot to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
apply (the tread) to a tire crush or bruise
humiliate or depress completely
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority
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