The Clue
Crush underfoot (5 letter answer)
The Answer
TREAD
Tags
Notes
The answer TREAD is seen frequently, appearing about once every 180 puzzles.
Related Clues
Step
Trample
Walk (on)
___ water
"Don't ___ on Me"
Escalator feature
Kind of mill
Opposite of baldness
Part of a stairstep
Radial pattern
Riser's partner
Set foot on
Sole pattern
Sound of a step
Stair part
Stairmaster part
Tire feature
Tire imprint
Tire mark
Tire part
Tire pattern
Tire print
Auto tire necessity
Footprint or tire imprint
Loss at a bald spot
Word with "water" or "the boards"
Its lack results in baldness
It's worn while driving
It may be worn on a sneaker
Definition
TREAD as a noun:
1. (pace, stride, tread) = a step in walking or running
2. the grooved surface of a pneumatic tire
3. the part (as of a wheel or shoe) that makes contact with the ground
4. structural member consisting of the horizontal part of a stair or step
TREAD as a verb:
1. (step, tread) = put down or press the foot, place the foot; "For fools rush in where angels fear to tread"; "step on the brake"
2. (tread, trample) = tread or stomp heavily or roughly; "The soldiers trampled across the fields"
3. crush as if by treading on; "tread grapes to make wine"
4. brace (an archer's bow) by pressing the foot against the center
5. apply (the tread) to a tire
6. mate with; "male birds tread the females"