To convey (slaves) away from the advance of the federal forces.
A person seeking refuge due to a natural disaster, war, etc.
A person who flees one place or institution for another.
A person seeking refuge in a foreign country out of fear of political persecution or the prospect of such persecution in their home country, i.e., a person seeking political asylum.
A person formally granted political or economic asylum by a country other than their home country.
To crush under the foot; to trample in contempt or hatred; to subdue.
To proceed, to behave (in a certain manner).
To beat or press with the feet.
To work a lever, treadle, etc., with the foot or the feet.
To crush grapes with one's feet to make wine
To step or walk upon.
To copulate; said of (especially male) birds.
To step or walk (on or across something); to trample.
To go through or accomplish by walking, dancing, etc.
To copulate with.
A step taken with the foot.
The grooves carved into the face of a tire, used to give the tire traction.
The chalaza of a bird's egg; the treadle.
The grooves on the bottom of a shoe or other footwear, used to give grip or traction.
A bruise or abrasion produced on the foot or ankle of a horse that interferes, or strikes its feet together.
The horizontal part of a step in a flight of stairs.
The top of the banquette, on which soldiers stand to fire over the parapet.
The act of avian copulation in which the male bird mounts the female by standing on her back.
A manner of stepping.
The sound made when someone or something is walking.