Meaning | bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights. |
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Synonym | weightlift |
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Narrower | bench press | A weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward |
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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 |
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Spanish | halterofilia, levantamiento de pesas |
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Catalan | halterofília |
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Verbs | weightlift | lift weights |
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