Meanings
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of pump iron
- informaluncountablehobbiesThe activity of weightlifting, especially for the purposes of bodybuilding.
And your partner will be a friend; pumping iron is not a competition.
1994, Aaron Binder, Pumping Iron After Fifty: The Golden Thread to the Self, page 293 more examples
He's just another one of Leo's thugs from the east side. Too much pumping iron jarred his brain loose!
2002, James E. Wollrab, Malfeasance, page 91Pumping iron is potentially more productive than aerobic dance, requires less skill training than swimming, produces less damage to the body than running and is less hazardous than bike riding on the open road.
2003, Joseph F. Mullen, Strength Training for Women Only, page 35Before he left, however, he worked out with Chase one last time, and encouraged his protégé to keep up with his pumping iron, especially since the youngster was making such impressive strides.
2008, David Marlow, Muscle Bound, page 102
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
Bulgarian културизъм, вдигане на тежести
- културизъм (kulturizăm)weightlifting
- вдигане на тежести (vdigane na težesti)weightlifting
- помпане (pompane)weightlifting
Chinese Mandarin 舉鐵 /举铁
- 舉鐵 /举铁 (jǔtiě)weightlifting
Hungarian súlyzózás, testépítés
- súlyzózásweightlifting
- testépítésweightlifting
Polish pompowanie, pakowanie
- pompowanieweightlifting
- pakowanieweightlifting
Spanish culturismo
- culturismoweightlifting
Cite this entry
pumping iron. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumping%20iron
“pumping iron.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pumping%20iron. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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