weightlifting

weight·lift·ing  (wtlftng)

n.

The lifting of heavy weights in a prescribed manner as an exercise or in athletic competition.

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weightlifting [ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ]

n

(Individual Sports & Recreations / Weightlifting) the sport of lifting barbells of specified weights in a prescribed manner for competition or exercise

weightlifter  n

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

weightlifting - bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights weightlift anaerobic exercise, bodybuilding, muscle building, musclebuilding - exercise that builds muscles through tension jerk - raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms bench press - a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward clean, clean and jerk - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead military press, press - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead snatch - a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

Translations

weightlifting [ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ] N → levantamiento m de pesas, halterofilia f

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weightlifting [ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ] n → sollevamento pesi, pesistica

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weightlifting [ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ] n → sollevamento pesi, pesistica

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weightlifting → رفع الأثقال vzpírání vægtløftning Gewichtheben άρση βαρών halterofilia painonnosto haltérophilie dizanje utega sollevamento pesi 重量挙げ 역도 gewichtheffen vektløfting podnoszenie ciężarów halterofilismo, levantamento de peso тяжелая атлетика tyngdlyftning การยกน้ำหนัก ağırlık kaldırma môn cử tạ 举重