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treadmill::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | tread-wheel, treadwheel |
| Type of | grinder, milling machinery, mill |
treadmill::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | salt mine |
| Type of | occupation, job, line, line of work, business |
treadmill::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | exercise device |
Examples of treadmill
treadmill
An Olympic athlete activates a treadmill mounted on an overturned military tank.
From the economist.com
I bought a treadmill last year, and it's all I need for a good level of fitness.
From the guardian.co.uk
Simply call in and feign interest, and treadmill and steam room access is yours.
From the guardian.co.uk
You shouldn't feel like you have to step off the treadmill to catch your breath.
From the latimes.com
Do I get back on the treadmill and grin and bear it, possibly doing more damage?
From the kentucky.com
As the treadmill starts, therapists move the person's legs in a walking pattern.
From the thestate.com
Eventually, she began working with free weights and a treadmill she already had.
From the courier-journal.com
She gave the hesitant swimmers the option of working out on a treadmill instead.
From the thenewstribune.com
They seemed to be running on a treadmill for far too long against the Mavericks.
From the dailynews.com
- An exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
- A mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps
- A job involving drudgery and confinement
- A treadmill is an exercise machine for 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 of a wheel to grind grain (see treadwheel.)
- A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place; A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. ...
- Kind of like today's StairMaster. Prisoners climbed steps along a rotating cylinder designed to keep them mindlessly occupied and wear them out physically. Outlawed in 1898.
- Machine like a big wheel inside which slaves walked round, to turn the machine.
- A sided rectangular designed treadle for treading a pit dog in place to exercise or condition and shape with emphasis on lungs. The most common types are carpet and slat mills; straight mill
- A large wooden wheel or drum with steps on its outside, generally used in prisons rather than workhouses. It rotated as inmates trod from one step to another - rather like the wheel in a hamster cage.
