noun
Meaning 1
A track or pathway.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: trailway
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
trod
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation: /tɹɒd/
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Australia, British, Southern, Standard: /tɹɔd/
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US: /tɹɑd/
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New-Zealand: /tɹɒd/
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New-Zealand: [tɹɔ̟d]
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Scotland: /tɾɔd/
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Wales: /tɾɒd/
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rhymes with -ɒd
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CMU ARPABET: T R AA1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
simple past of tread
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, past
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To walk heavily or laboriously; plod; tread
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Old English trodu (“track, trace”), from the same source as tread.
See tread.
From Middle English trod, past participle of treden; see tread. Compare Norwegian trod (“a path”).