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treadmill
[tred-mil]
noun
an apparatus for producing rotary motion by the weight of people or animals, treading on a succession of moving steps or a belt that forms a kind of continuous path, as around the periphery of a pair of horizontal cylinders.
an exercise machine that allows the user to walk or run in place, usually on a continuous moving belt.
any monotonous, wearisome routine in which there is little or no satisfactory progress.
treadmill
/ ˈٰɛˌɪ /
noun
Also called: treadwheel.(formerly) an apparatus used to produce rotation, in which the weight of men or animals climbing steps on or around the periphery of a cylinder or wheel caused it to turn
a dreary round or routine
an exercise machine that consists of a continuous moving belt on which to walk or jog
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of treadmill1
Example Sentences
Though a quick turnaround, City will be pleased to jump back on to the relentless footballing treadmill with the opportunity of defending the global crown they won two years ago in Saudi Arabia.
Well into his 80s, Murdock lifted weights several times a week, walked on a treadmill daily and drank smoothies made of 20 different kinds of fruit and vegetables including pulverized banana peels.
"It was like trying to swim on a treadmill," Euan recalls.
“Had we taken the path of being too cool for treadmills and homemade videos, I can look back and say —”
The answer is usually "yes" – the 1993 classic has been made to work on microwaves, treadmills and even medical equipment.
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