HyperDic: clean_and_jerk

English > 1 sense of the expression clean and jerk:
NOUNactclean and jerk, cleana weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead
English > clean and jerk: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead.
Synonymclean
PartsjerkRaising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms
Broaderweightlift, weightliftingbodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights

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