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weightlifting

[weyt-lif-ting]

noun

  1. 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

  1. the sport of lifting barbells of specified weights in a prescribed manner for competition or exercise

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • weightlifter noun
  • ˈɱ𾱲ˌڳٱ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of weightlifting1

First recorded in 1895–1900; weight + lift ( def. ) + -ing 1 ( def. )
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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.

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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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