weightlifting

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Weightlifting

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Etymology

weight +‎ lifting

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/

Noun

weightlifting (uncountable)

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

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