Definition of weightlifting Weightlifting
/wejˈtlɪˌftɪŋ/ - [weytlifting] - weight•lift•ing
We found 6 definitions of weightlifting from 5 different sources.
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What does weightlifting mean?
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| weightlifting - bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights | ||
| weightlift | ||
| anaerobic exercise, bodybuilding, muscle building, musclebuilding exercise that builds muscles through tension | ||
| jerk an abrupt spasmodic movement | ||
| bench press a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward | ||
| clean, clean and jerk a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead | ||
| military press, press the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure; "he gave the button a press"; "he used pressure to stop the bleeding"; "at the pressing of a button" | ||
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weightlifting
A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
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- Weightlifting first started in the Dark Ages. It was done by the strogest men in villages all over Europe. It was consided to be a sport for the lower classes, however since then it has changed into sport for other people as well.
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🔤- weightlifting, verb, gerund of weightlift (infinitive).
- weightlifting, noun, singular of weightliftings.
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