tread into

Frequency: 5.63.8 per million words

to press something into a surface by stepping on it

Categories:

Examples (10)

  • Some cake crumbs had been trodden into the carpet.
  • He accidentally trod the mud into the expensive rug.
  • Don't tread the snow into the house!
  • The children had trodden dirt into the floorboards after playing outside.
  • She realized she had trodden a piece of gum into the mat.
  • The workers trod the gravel into the soft soil to create a path.
  • Small stones were trodden into the linoleum.
  • If you aren't careful, you'll tread those glass shards into the wood.
  • The dog's muddy paws had trodden paw prints into the clean white tiles.
  • Be careful not to tread any of that spilled paint into the floor.