Search
Select the dictionary language
Treadmill
01
a fitness machine with a moving surface that allows people to walk or run in one place for exercise
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Inanimate
Composition
complex compound
Countable
Plural form
treadmills
Examples
She used the treadmill at the gym for her daily cardio workout, setting a steady pace for 30 minutes.
02
a wearisome, monotonous, or confining routine of work or activity
Examples
She felt trapped on the weekday treadmill of commuting, meetings, and late-night emails.
03
a device consisting of a moving surface or a stepped wheel that is powered by people or animals walking or stepping, used historically as a mill or punishment device
Examples
The prisoners were once forced to walk the treadmill to grind grain for the mill.
Lexical Tree
treadmill
tread
mill
