Meanings
verbtread down (third-person singular simple present treads down, present participle treading down, simple past trod down or treaded down, past participle trodden down or trod down or treaded down)
present singular third person treads down · participle present treading down · past trod down · past treaded down · participle past trodden down · participle past trod down · participle past treaded down
- To trample
Synonyms & antonyms
Also see
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Cite this entry
APA
tread down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tread%20down
MLA
“tread down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tread%20down. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tread down,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tread%20down.
Source: tread down on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.