treadmill

Definition of Treadmill in English :

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Noun

1. treadmill

an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place

2. tread-wheel, treadmill, treadwheel

a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps

3. salt mine, treadmill

a job involving drudgery and confinement

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WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Treadmill

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noun

1. Also called: treadwheel

(formerly) an apparatus used to produce rotation, in which the weight of people or animals climbing steps on or around the periphery of a cylinder or wheel caused it to turn

2.

a dreary round or routine

3.

an exercise machine that consists of a continuous moving belt on which to walk or jog

Treadmill

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noun

1.

a kind of mill wheel turned by the weight of persons treading steps arranged around its circumference: formerly used as an instrument of prison discipline

2.

a mill driven by an animal treading a sloping, endless belt

3.

any monotonous round of duties, work, etc. in which one seems to get nowhere

4.

a stationary exercise machine, often with speed controls, handles, etc., consisting of a short, wide conveyor belt on which a person walks or runs

Treadmill

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n.

1. A wheel with steps on which a person treads, used to power machinery.

2. An exercise device consisting of a continuous moving belt on which a person or animal can walk or run while remaining in one place.

3. A monotonous routine or set of tasks.

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