weightlifting
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See also: weight-lifting and weight lifting
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]- IPA(key): /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
[edit]weightlifting (uncountable)
- A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
- (sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
Synonyms
[edit]- (form of exercise): weight training, pumping iron
Derived terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]form of exercise
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sport in which competitors lift heavy weights
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See also
[edit]- powerlifting
- weightlifting on Wikiversity.Wikiversity