| NOUN | act | weightlift, weightlifting | bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights |
|---|---|---|---|
| VERB | competition | weightlift, weight-lift, press | lift weights |
| Meaning | bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | weightlifting | |
| Narrower | bench press | A weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward |
| clean and jerk, clean | A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead | |
| jerk | Raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms | |
| press, military press | A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead | |
| snatch | A weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion | |
| Broader | bodybuilding, anaerobic exercise, muscle building, musclebuilding | Exercise that builds / builds muscles through tension |
| Spanish | halterofilia, levantamiento de pesas | |
| Catalan | halterofília | |
| Meaning | Lift weights. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s | |
| Synonyms | weight-lift, press | |
| Broader | exercise, work out | Do physical exercise |
| Spanish | levantar pesas | |
| Nouns | weightlifter | an athlete who lifts barbells |
| weightlifting | bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights | |
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