treading

(verb) put down or press the foot, place the foot. Synonyms: step, tread. Examples: "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread." "Step on the brake."

(verb) tread or stomp heavily or roughly. Synonyms: tread, trample. Example: "The soldiers trampled across the fields."

(verb) crush as if by treading on. Synonyms: tread. Example: "Tread grapes to make wine."

(verb) brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center. Synonyms: tread.

(verb) apply (the tread) to a tire. Synonyms: tread.

(verb) mate with. Synonyms: tread. Example: "Male birds tread the females."