tread

  • 91tread upon — 1. Trample, tread under foot, tread on. 2. Follow closely …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 92tread rib — The continuous raised portions of rubber that run circumferentially (straight or in a zigzag pattern) making up the tread on the tire. Also called the tread bar …

    Dictionary of automotive terms

  • 93tread on the toes of — or[tread on one s toes] See: STEP ON THE TOES OF or STEP ON ONE S TOES …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 94tread on the toes of — or[tread on one s toes] See: STEP ON THE TOES OF or STEP ON ONE S TOES …

    Dictionary of American idioms

  • 95Tread Wear Indicator — An der Reifenverschleißanzeige (Tread Wear Indicator, TWI) erkennt man, ob ein Reifen abgefahren ist, d. h. das Profil des Reifens nicht mehr die vorgeschriebene Mindestprofiltiefe hat. Zu diesem Zweck befinden sich kleine Stege, meist quer zur… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 96tread lightly — verb To proceed carefully; especially, to seek to avoid causing offense. Hes in a bad mood today, so you might want to tread lightly if you talk to him …

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  • 97tread a tightrope — walk/tread a tightrope ► to consider carefully the decisions or risks that you take in order to deal successfully with a difficult situation: »Increasing numbers of employers are having to walk a tightrope between immigration laws and laws… …

    Financial and business terms

  • 98tread upon — Synonyms and related words: beat down, break, browbeat, bulldoze, bully, castrate, clamp down on, coerce, compel, cow, daunt, despotize, domineer, domineer over, enslave, grind, grind down, henpeck, hit and run, intimidate, inundate, keep down,… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 99tread pattern — the molded configuration on the face of the tread. It is generally composed of ribs, rows, grooves, bars, lugs, and the like …

    Mechanics glossary

  • 100tread radius — the radius or combination of radii describing the tread contour …

    Mechanics glossary