tread vs squash

squash vs tread

tread and squash both are nouns.

tread and squash both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of tread include crush, mash, squeeze, squelch.

tread (noun)	squash (noun)
a step in walking or running	a game played in an enclosed court by two or four players who strike the ball with long-handled rackets
structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step	edible fruit of a squash plant; eaten as a vegetable
the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground	any of numerous annual trailing plants of the genus Cucurbita grown for their fleshy edible fruits
the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire

tread (verb)	squash (verb)
crush as if by treading on	to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition
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

Difference between tread and squash

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