tread down

B2 neutral separable transitive

In simple words

press something down with your feet

Meanings

1 B2 neutral

uncommon

to flatten or crush something by walking or stepping on it repeatedly

"Please don't tread the flowers down near the gate."

Grammar: separable

2 C1 idiomatic formal

rare

to suppress or oppress something in a forceful way

"The regime tried to tread dissent down for years."

Grammar: separable

Usage notes

Used for grass, plants, paths, and occasionally figurative oppression in literary style.

grass plants path snow weeds ground

Base

tread down

I/you/we/they

3rd person

treads down

he/she/it

Past simple

treaded down

yesterday

Past participle

treaded down

have + pp

-ing form

treading down

continuous

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trample down flatten stamp down crush press down

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