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.
The fitness coaches at a globo-gym like Gold's would notice that a user was struggling with their squat or treadmill run.
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There are a few problems with outfitting an entire office with treadmill desks.
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Check in with HR regarding the possibility of getting a standing or treadmill desk to feel the burn all day long.
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Williams scolds him for not playing hard enough against her while she runs on a treadmill.
Venus & Serena Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before|Nicholas McCarvel|May 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
“That scene of Serena on the treadmill, that's what makes her so great: she is hell bent on winning,” Baird says.
Venus & Serena Like You’ve Never Seen Them Before|Nicholas McCarvel|May 5, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It got so that it seemed as though they were walking on a treadmill.
Dave Dawson at Dunkirk|Robert Sydney Bowen
Indeed, Donnegan began to feel that all his labor in The Corner had been running on a treadmill.
Gunman's Reckoning|Max Brand
Mrs. Broderick: Indeed and I will, and have you on the treadmill for a thief.
Seven Short Plays|Lady Gregory
He climbed as over a treadmill, a treadmill whose speed was constantly increasing.
Blazed Trail Stories|Stewart Edward White
She wondered about the treadmill horse who went round and round to pump water for the public baths.
Heroines of Service|Mary Rosetta Parkman
British Dictionary definitions for treadmill
treadmill
/ (ˈtrɛdˌmɪl) /
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