tread face

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• tread — treader, n. /tred/, v., trod, trodden or trod, treading, n. v.i. 1. to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk. 2. to step, walk, or trample so as to press, crush, or injure something (usually fol. by on or upon): to tread on a person s… …   Universalium

• tread — I. verb (trod; also treaded; trodden or trod; treading) Etymology: Middle English treden, from Old English tredan; akin to Old High German tretan to tread Date: before 12th century transitive verb 1. a. to step o …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• tread — [[t]trɛd[/t]] v. trod, trod•den trod, tread•ing, 1) to set down the foot or feet in walking; step; walk 2) to step or walk, esp. so as to press, crush, or injure something; trample (usu. fol. by on or upon) 3) orn (of a male bird) to copulate 4)… …   From formal English to slang

• tread — 1. noun /tɻɛd/ a) The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction. The steps fell lightly and oddly, with a certain swing, for all they went so slowly; it was different indeed from the heavy creaking tread of Henry… …   Wiktionary

• tread 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

• Two-Face — This article is about the DC comics villain. For the Nigerian musician, see 2face Idibia. For the Brazilian soap opera, see Duas Caras. For craniofacial duplication, see Diprosopus. Superherobox| caption=Two Face, as depicted on the cover of… …   Wikipedia

• To tread upon one's heels — Heel Heel, n. [OE. hele, heele, AS. h[=e]la, perh. for h[=o]hila, fr. AS. h[=o]h heel (cf. {Hough}); but cf. D. hiel, OFries. heila, h[=e]la, Icel. h[ae]ll, Dan. h[ae]l, Sw. h[ a]l, and L. calx. [root]12. Cf. {Inculcate}.] 1. The hinder part of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• directional tire — Directional designs are recognized by the grooves in the tread that swipe away in a backward angle from the center of the tread face and rotate in only one direction. A direction of rotation arrow is located on both sidewalls of the tire.… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• symmetrical — tread is the most common tread design. Both halves of the tread face are the same design. It does not matter which side faces out. See asymmetrical Tread directional tire …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Snow chains — on a front wheel drive automobile. Snow chains, or tire chains, are devices fitted to the tires of vehicles to provide maximum traction when driving through snow and ice. Snow chains are attached to the drive wheels of a vehicle. Chains are… …   Wikipedia

• Plus sizing — is the practice of changing a specific tire to a larger size while compensating with reductions in other aspects of the tire s size so that the new tire has the same diameter and circumference as the original tire to prevent any changes in… …   Wikipedia