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barbell

/ˈbɑɹˌbɛl/

barbell noun: a wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.

barbell: a wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open...
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Noun

barbell (plural barbells)

  1. A wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.
    • The in-house gym included “squat racks” for weight lifting, with iron barbells branded with “Thinking Machines” in bold white typeface.2026 January 22, Cade Metz, Kalley Huang, Mike Isaac, “The A.I. Start-Up Soap Opera Riveting Silicon Valley”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived...
    Synonyms:
    weight bar
  2. A piece of jewellery composed of a straight bar with a bead on each end, used as a piercing.

barbell meaning in Tamil, Tagalog, Arabic and Indonesian

barbell in Tamil

கம்பிமூலம் உடற்பயிற்சி

barbell in Tagalog

wide steel bar with premeasured weights
barbel, pesas

barbell in Arabic

wide steel bar with premeasured weights
بَرْبِل barbil

barbell in Indonesian

wide steel bar with premeasured weights
barbel
More languagesFewer languages
barbell in Persian
هالتر hâlter, وزنه vazne

Synonyms of barbell

Forms of barbell

pluralbarbells

Plural of barbell: barbells

Origin of barbell

Blend of bar + dumbbell. The piercing is named after the exercise equipment, because of the visual resemblance.

Words formed from barbell

Phrases with barbell

Questions about barbell

What does barbell mean?
Barbell means a wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.
What is barbell in Tamil?
Barbell in Tamil is கம்பிமூலம் உடற்பயிற்சி. See Barbell meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is barbell?
Barbell is a noun.
How do you pronounce barbell?
Barbell is pronounced /ˈbɑɹˌbɛl/ (US).
What is the plural of barbell?
The plural of barbell is barbells.

Words near barbell in the dictionary

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  3. barbeled houndsharks
  4. barbelgudgeon
  5. barbelgudgeons
  6. barbell
  7. barbell bar pad
  8. barbell bar pads
  9. barbell cushion
  10. barbell cushions
  11. barbell pad

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Adapted from Wiktionary: barbell (page history and authors); barbell (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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