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deadlifting

deadlifting is the present participle and gerund of deadlift.

Meaning of deadlift

Verb

deadlift (third-person singular simple present deadlifts, present participle deadlifting, simple past and past participle deadlifted)

  1. (transitive) To lift a barbell while moving the body from a bent-over position to a standing position.

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Questions about deadlifting

What is deadlifting the present participle and gerund of?
Deadlifting is the present participle and gerund of deadlift.

Words near deadlifting in the dictionary

  1. deadliest deadline
  2. deadlift
  3. deadlifted
  4. deadlifter
  5. deadlifters
  6. deadlifting
  7. deadlifts
  8. deadlight
  9. deadlights
  10. deadlihood
  11. deadlike

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