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weight lifting
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weight lifting
(noun)
weight lifting
noun
weight lifting
noun
Britannica Dictionary definition of WEIGHT LIFTING
[
noncount
]
:
the activity of lifting weights for exercise or in competition
I stay in shape by
weight lifting
.
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— weight lifter
noun
,
plural
weight lifters
[
count
]
He had the physique of a
weight lifter
.
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