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weightlifting

noun

  1. individual sport
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/

noun

Etymology: From weight + lifting.

  1. A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
  2. A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English weightlift English -ing English weightlifting From weightlift + -ing.

  1. present participle and gerund of weightlift