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weightlifting
[weyt-lif-ting]
noun
the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise.
weightlifting
/ ˈɱɪˌɪڳɪŋ /
noun
the sport of lifting barbells of specified weights in a prescribed manner for competition or exercise
Other 51Թ Forms
- weightlifter noun
- ˈɱˌڳٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of weightlifting1
Example Sentences
Venues for para weightlifting, para cycling road and the course and finish line of the para marathon have yet to be announced.
There are other videos of Father Moses McPherson - a powerfully-built father of five - weightlifting to the sound of heavy metal.
The Enhanced Games are planned to be an annual competition, initially comprising short-distance swimming, sprinting and weightlifting, where participants will use drugs banned from elite sport.
But the post she stumbled upon, in which a woman shared results from her new weightlifting workout, seemed to contradict that advice.
But many of these are individual sports - weightlifting, swimming, diving - which require fewer resources and, crucially, less emphasis on community-led grassroots efforts, compared to a game like football.
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