weightlifting
See also: weight-lifting and weight lifting
English
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edit- IPA(key): /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
editweightlifting (uncountable)
- A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
- (sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
Synonyms
edit- (form of exercise): weight training, pumping iron
Derived terms
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editform of exercise
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sport in which competitors lift heavy weights
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See also
edit- powerlifting
- weightlifting on Wikiversity.Wikiversity