treadmill

Etymology
. Figurative senses refer to how running on a treadmill requires continued effort and motion in order to remain in the same place.

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 3) A mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt.
 * 4)  A process or situation in which continued effort leads to or is required for remaining at a particular state or level without moving ahead.
 * 1) A mill worked by horses, dogs, etc., treading an endless belt.
 * 2)  A process or situation in which continued effort leads to or is required for remaining at a particular state or level without moving ahead.
 * 1)  A process or situation in which continued effort leads to or is required for remaining at a particular state or level without moving ahead.

Translations

 * Arabic: جِهَاز الْمَشْي, جِهَاز الْجَرْي, آلَةُ الْْجَرْيِ, آلَةُ الرَكْضِ, جِهَاز سَيْر, مَمْشىً كَهْرَبَائِيٌّ, مَمْشىً رِيَاضِيٌّ, مَشَّايَة
 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 跑步機
 * Czech: běžecký pás
 * Danish: løbebånd
 * Dutch:
 * Faroese: renniband
 * Finnish: juoksumatto
 * French: ,
 * Georgian: სირბილის ტრენაჟორი, სარბენი ბილიკი
 * German: ,
 * Hebrew:
 * Hungarian:
 * Icelandic:
 * Irish: meaisín reatha
 * Italian:, tapis roulant
 * Japanese: トレッドミル, 踏み車
 * Korean: 런닝머신
 * Macedonian: подвижна патека
 * Malay: sawat injak
 * Marathi: पायगिरणी
 * Mongolian: гүйлтийн зам
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: tredemølle, løpebrett
 * Nynorsk: tredemølle, løpebrett
 * Persian:
 * Polish:
 * Portuguese: esteira ergométrica,
 * Russian:, бегова́я доро́жка, , ,
 * Slovak:
 * Spanish: cinta ergométrica, máquina de caminar,, , cinta de correr,
 * Swedish:
 * Turkish: koşu bandı
 * Ukrainian: бігова́ дорі́жка
 * Vietnamese: máy chạy bộ
 * Volapük: tridamül


 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin:
 * Danish:
 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: polkumylly
 * French:
 * German:
 * Hungarian:
 * Irish: muileann coise
 * Macedonian: нагазно тркало
 * Norwegian:
 * Bokmål: tredemølle
 * Nynorsk: tredemølle, trømylne
 * Ottoman Turkish: طولاب
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:
 * Spanish:
 * Swedish:, gångspel
 * Volapük: tridamül

Verb

 * 1)  To exercise on a treadmill.
 * 2) To keep busy, for example with work or with other tasks, without being able to get ahead or make progress towards long-term goals.