treadmill
/ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/
noun
- An exercise machine with a moving belt that you walk or run on while staying in the same place.
- She runs on the treadmill for 30 minutes every morning.
- I prefer the treadmill to running outside when it's raining.
- The gym has ten treadmills, but they are all busy during peak hours.
- A boring, repetitive routine or job that feels like it never ends.
- He felt stuck on the corporate treadmill, working long hours with no reward.
- She decided to quit her job and travel, tired of the endless treadmill.
- Many people want to escape the daily treadmill of commuting and meetings.
- A historical device where a person or animal walks on steps or a wheel to turn machinery, such as a mill or pump.
- In the 19th century, prisoners were sometimes forced to walk on a treadmill as punishment.
- The old farm used a horse-powered treadmill to grind grain.
- The museum has a replica of a medieval treadmill used to lift heavy stones.