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dumbbell
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dumbbell
(noun)
dumbbell
/
ˈ
dʌmˌbɛl/
noun
plural
dumbbells
dumbbell
/
ˈ
dʌmˌbɛl/
noun
plural
dumbbells
Britannica Dictionary definition of DUMBBELL
[
count
]
1
:
a short bar with weights at the ends that is used to make muscles stronger
—
see
picture
at
gym
2
US, informal
:
a stupid or foolish person
I feel like a
dumbbell
for making such a stupid mistake.
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