treadmill

treadmill englannista suomeksi

1. polkumylly

2. hikipaja

3. juoksumatto, juoksulaite

0. Substantiivi

1. juoksumatto

2. polkumylly

2. Verbi

treadmill englanniksi

1. (c) A piece of indoor sporting equipment used to allow for the motions of running or walking while staying in one place.

2. A mill worked by persons treading upon steps on the periphery of a wide wheel having a horizontal axis. It was used principally as a means of prison discipline.

(syn)

3. (RQ:Thackeray Pendennis)

4. A mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt.

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6. A process or situation in which continued effort leads to or is required for remaining at a particular state or level without moving ahead.

7. (quote-book)

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9. {{quote-book|en|date=2021-08-12|author=Paul Roscoe; Cindy Isenhour|title=Consumption, Status, and Sustainability: Ecological and Anthropological Perspectives|publisher=Cambridge University Press|isbn=9781108877091

10. To exercise on a treadmill.

11. To keep busy, for example with work or with other tasks, without being able to get ahead or make progress towards long-term goals.

12. {{quote-text|en|year=1918|author=Walter E. Webb|chapter=Add Yourself Up|title=Coast Banker and Pacific Banker and California Banker|page=377

13. {{quote-book|en|date=2009-07-01|author=Janna Cawrse Esarey|title=The Motion of the Ocean: 1 Small Boat, 2 Average Lovers, and a Woman's Search for the Meaning of Wife|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=9781416596813|page=127