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- [tred-mil]
- /ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/
- /ˈtred.mɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [tred-mil]
- /ˈtrɛdˌmɪl/
Definitions of treadmill word
- noun treadmill 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. 1
- noun treadmill an exercise machine that allows the user to walk or run in place, usually on a continuous moving belt. 1
- noun treadmill any monotonous, wearisome routine in which there is little or no satisfactory progress. 1
- noun treadmill walking or running machine 1
- noun treadmill repetitive work routine, daily grind 1
- countable noun treadmill You can refer to a task or a job as a treadmill when you have to keep doing it although it is unpleasant and exhausting. 0
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Origin of treadmill
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; tread + mill1
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Treadmill
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
treadmill popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
treadmill usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for treadmill
adj treadmill
- banausic — merely mechanical; materialistic; utilitarian
- dull as dishwater — water in which dishes are, or have been, washed.
- garden variety — common, usual, or ordinary; unexceptional.
- ho-hum — dull, boring, or routine; so-so: a ho-hum performance.
- humdrum — lacking variety; boring; dull: a humdrum existence.
noun treadmill
- daily grind — everyday work routine
- grind — to wear, smooth, or sharpen by abrasion or friction; whet: to grind a lens.
- moil — to work hard; drudge.
adjective treadmill
- whitebread — any white or light-colored bread made from finely ground, usually bleached, flour.
Top questions with treadmill
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- how to lubricate a treadmill?
- how to lubricate a treadmill belt?
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