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1. (n.) treadmill
a mill powered by people or animals treading on a succession of moving steps or on a belt.
2. treadmill
an exercise machine that allows the user to walk or run in place, usu. on a continuous belt.
3. treadmill
any monotonous, wearisome routine in which there is little or no satisfactory progress.
Etymology: (1815–25)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) treadmill
an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
2. (noun) treadmill, treadwheel, tread-wheel
a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps
3. (noun) treadmill, salt mine
a job involving drudgery and confinement
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) Treadmill
a mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It is used principally as a means of prison discipline. Also, a mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt
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