Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb tread_on
1 sense of tread on
Sense 1
step on, tread on -- (place or press the foot on; "He stepped on the hem of her long gown")
=> step, tread -- (put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake")