treadmill
tred mil
- n an exercise device consisting of an endless belt on which a person can walk or jog without changing place
- n a mill that is powered by men or animals walking on a circular belt or climbing steps
- n a job involving drudgery and confinement
- Now Stephen Colbert's campaign of self-aggrandizement is poised to go galactic; the space shuttle is scheduled to bring the International Space Station a new treadmill, named the .
- For 22 weeks, the aerobic group worked out for 45 minutes three times a week on the treadmill or stationary bicycle; the resistance-training group spent an equal amount of time on .
- The treadmill desk could be the most useful juxtaposition since PEOPLE magazine put a scratch-and-sniff patch on its Sexiest Men Alive pictures.