weightlifting
[ weyt-lif-ting ]
/ ˈweɪtˌlɪf tɪŋ /
noun
the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise.
Origin of weightlifting
1895–1900;
weight +
lifting
OTHER WORDS FROM weightlifting
weight·lift·er, nounWords nearby weightlifting
weighted average,
weighted mean,
weighting,
weightism,
weightless,
weightlifting,
weightman,
weightroom,
weightwatchers,
weighty,
weihai
Example sentences from the Web for weightlifting
Meanwhile, CrossFit has taken the relatively solitary world of weightlifting and calisthenics and spun a communitarian dreamland.
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British Dictionary definitions for weightlifting
weightlifting
/ (ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ) /
noun
the sport of lifting barbells of specified weights in a prescribed manner for competition or exercise