Usually means: Maintain position by moving legs.
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  1. tread water: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. tread water: Merriam-Webster
  3. tread water: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  4. tread water: Collins English Dictionary
  5. tread water: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  6. tread water: Wiktionary
  7. tread water: Dictionary.com
  8. tread water: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. tread water: Idioms

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  1. tread water: Urban Dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (tread water)

verb:  To remain afloat in the water without use of any buoyancy aid, by using kicking motions and hand motions.
verb:  (figuratively) To make no progress, expending effort just enough to maintain a stable position.

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