Meanings
verbpowerlift (third-person singular simple present powerlifts, present participle powerlifting, simple past and past participle powerlifted)
present singular third person powerlifts · participle present powerlifting · participle past powerlifted · past powerlifted
- To take part in powerlifting.
Origin
Back-formation from powerlifting.
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APA
powerlift. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerlift
MLA
“powerlift.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerlift. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “powerlift,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/powerlift.
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