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weight lifting

weight lifting is the alternative form of weightlifting.

Meaning of weightlifting

Noun

weightlifting (uncountable)

  1. A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
  2. A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.

Questions about weight lifting

What is weight lifting the alternative form of?
Weight lifting is the alternative form of weightlifting.

Words near weight lifting in the dictionary

  1. weight gainer
  2. weight gainers
  3. weight gains
  4. weight lifter
  5. weight lifters
  6. weight lifting
  7. weight loss
  8. weight map
  9. weight measure
  10. weight measures
  11. weight of the world

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