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Yes, tread is playable

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"Tread" Definition

noun

A mark made by treading, as in snow.
An instance of treading; a step.
Either of the continuous metal belts with which bulldozers, tanks, and certain other vehicles move over the ground.
The act, manner, or sound of treading.
The grooved face of a tire.

verb-transitive

To copulate with. Used of a male bird.
To execute by walking or dancing: tread a measure.
To form by walking or trampling: tread a path.
To press beneath the feet; trample.
To subdue harshly or cruelly; crush.

verb-intransitive

To copulate. Used of birds.
To go on foot; walk.
To press, crush, or injure something by or as if by trampling. Often used with on or upon: trod on her feelings.
To set down the foot; step.

idiom

Tread the boards To act on the stage: "We who tread the boards are not the only players of parts in this world” ( John Fowles).
Tread water To expend effort but make little or no progress to achievement of a goal or an end.
Tread water To keep the head above water while in an upright position by pumping the legs.

verb

To step or walk on or over.
To walk or proceed along .
To beat or press with the feet .
To subdue or repress as if by trampling .
To copulate with .

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