dumbbell

dumb·bell  (dmbl) n. 1. A weight consisting of a short bar with a metal ball or disk at each end that is lifted for muscular development and exercise. 2. Slang A stupid person; a dolt. [From an apparatus similar to that used in ringing a church bell, but without the bell, used for practice or physical exercise.]

dumbbell

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dumbbell [ˈdʌmˌbɛl]

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Gymnastics) (Individual Sports & Recreations / Weightlifting) Gymnastics Weightlifting an exercising weight consisting of a single bar with a heavy ball or disc at either end

2. a small wooden object shaped like this used in dog training for the dog to retrieve

3. Slang chiefly US and Canadian a fool

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	dumbbell - an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle exercising weight, free weight, 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
	2.	dumbbell - an ignorant or foolish person         boob, booby, pinhead, dope, dummy simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense

Translations

dumbbell [ˈdʌmbel] N

1. (in gymnastics) → pesa f

2. (= fool) → bobo/a m/f

dumbbell [ˈdʌmˌbɛl] n (Sport) → manubrio, peso