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WEIGHTLIFT

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights

Synonyms:

weightlift; weightlifting

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("weightlift" is a kind of...):

anaerobic exercise; bodybuilding; muscle building; musclebuilding (exercise that builds muscles through tension)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "weightlift"):

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)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Lift weights

Example:

This guy can press 300 pounds

Synonyms:

press; weight-lift; weightlift

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "weightlift" is one way to...):

exercise; work out (do physical exercise)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

weightlifter (an athlete who lifts barbells)

weightlifting (bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights)

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