weightlifting
See also: weight-lifting and weight lifting
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/
Noun
weightlifting (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
- (form of exercise): weight training, pumping iron
Derived terms
Translations
form of exercise
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sport in which competitors lift heavy weights
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See also
- powerlifting
- weightlifting on Wikiversity.Wikiversity
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