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treadmill

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtrɛdmɪl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tred′mil′)

tread•mill /ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/USA pronunciation n. [countable]

Mechanical Engineeringa mill powered by walking on a series of moving steps that form a continuous path.
any monotonous, wearisome routine.

tread•mill (tred′mil′),USA pronunciation n.

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.
Sportan 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.

tread + mill¹ 1815–25

treadmill, +n.

Sportan exercise machine that allows the user to walk or run in place, usually on a continuous moving belt.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

treadmill /ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/ n

Also called: treadwheel (formerly) an apparatus used to produce rotation, in which the weight of people 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

'treadmill' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

turnspit

In Lists: Gym objects, Fitness activities, T, more...

Collocations: [running, working out, walking, jogging] on a treadmill, go for a [run] on the treadmill, spend [thirty minutes] on the treadmill, more...

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