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Treadmill
01
a fitness machine with a moving surface that allows people to walk or run in one place for exercise
Examples
She used the treadmill at the gym for her daily cardio workout, setting a steady pace for 30 minutes.
The treadmill ’s adjustable incline helped him simulate hill running and intensify his exercise.
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.
After years on the same project he burned out from the treadmill of endless revisions.
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.
Village records described an old waterless mill replaced by a human-powered treadmill.
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