Which meaning from the dictionary best matches the underlined word as it is used in the paragraph? my brother and i always dread the backbreaking job of cleaning out the garage. we make excuses until we know mom is at her limit. but when we finally get started the job is never as bad as we imagined it would be. read the dictionary entries. dread (dred) verb 1. to have great fear 2. to lack enthusiasm for noun 3. a terror 4. a person or thing that is feared 5. (pl) a hair style a. 1. to have great fear b. 2. to lack enthusiam for c. 3. a terror d. 5. (pl) a hair style