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weightlifting - 3 dictionary results

weight⋅lift⋅ing

[weyt-lif-ting]
–noun
the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise.

Origin:
1895–1900; weight + lifting
Language Translation for : weightlifting
Spanish: halterofilia, levantamiento de pesas, German: das Gewichtheben, Japanese: 重量挙
weight·lift·ing     (wāt'lĭf'tĭng)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   The lifting of heavy weights in a prescribed manner as an exercise or in athletic competition.
weightlifting

noun
bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights [syn: weightlift

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