treading (in a treadmill)

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• Treadmill — Tread mill , n. 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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• treadmill — [tred′mil΄] n. 1. a kind of mill wheel turned by the weight of persons treading steps arranged around its circumference: formerly used as an instrument of prison discipline 2. a mill driven by an animal treading a sloping, endless belt 3. any… …   English World dictionary

• treadmill — ► NOUN 1) a large wheel turned by the weight of people or animals treading on steps fitted into its inner surface, formerly used to drive machinery. 2) a device used for exercise consisting of a continuous moving belt on which to walk or run. 3)… …   English terms dictionary

• Treadmill — A treadmill is a piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place. The word treadmill traditionally refers to a type of mill which was operated by a person or animal treading steps… …   Wikipedia

• treadmill — noun Date: 1822 1. a. a mill worked by persons treading on steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis and used formerly in prison punishment b. a mill worked by an animal treading an endless belt c. a device having an endless …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• treadmill — tread|mill [ˈtredˌmıl] n 1.) a piece of exercise equipment that has a large belt around a set of wheels, that you can walk or run on while staying in the same place 2.) [singular] work or a way of life that seems very boring because you always… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• treadmill — /ˈtrɛdmɪl / (say tredmil) noun 1. an apparatus for producing rotary motion by the weight of men or animals, treading on a succession of moving steps that form a kind of continuous path, as around the periphery of a horizontal cylinder. 2. a… …  

• treadmill — /tred mil /, n. 1. 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. 2 …   Universalium

• treadmill — noun /tɹɛd.mɪl/ a) A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place. b) A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It… …   Wiktionary

• treadmill — noun 1》 (also treadwheel) a large wheel turned by the weight of people or animals treading on steps fitted into its inner surface, formerly used to drive machinery. 2》 a device used for exercise consisting of a continuous moving belt on which to… …   English new terms dictionary

• treadmill — noun 1 (singular) work or a way of life that seems very boring because you always have to do the same things 2 (C) a mill 1 (1) worked in the past by prisoners treading on steps fixed to a very large wheel …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English