weightlifting
noun
- individual sport
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/
noun
Etymology: From weight + lifting.
- A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
- 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.
- present participle and gerund of weightlift