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free weight
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free weight
n.
A weight, such as a barbell or dumbbell, that is not attached to another structural device and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms in weightlifting.
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Noun1.free weight - sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightliftingfree weight - sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms
exercising weight, weight
barbell - a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
dumbbell - an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle
sports equipment - equipment needed to participate in a particular sport
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