Meanings
weightlifting1
nounweightlifting (uncountable)
alternative weight lifting · alternative weight-lifting
- uncountableA form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
- uncountablehobbiesA sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
weightlifting2
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of weightlift
Synonyms & antonyms
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nounbodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
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Translations
Catalan halterofília
- halterofíliasport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Chinese Mandarin 舉重 /举重, 舉重 /举重
- 舉重 /举重 (jǔzhòng)form of exercise
- 舉重 /举重 (jǔzhòng)sport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Czech vzpírání
- vzpíránísport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Danish vægtløftning
- vægtløftningform of exercise
Dutch gewichtheffen
- gewichtheffensport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Estonian tõstmine
- tõstminesport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Finnish painonnosto, painonnosto
- painonnostoform of exercise
- painonnostosport in which competitors lift heavy weights
French musculation, haltérophilie
- musculationform of exercise
- haltérophiliesport in which competitors lift heavy weights
German Gewichtheben
- Gewichthebensport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Greek άρση βαρών, άρση βαρών
- άρση βαρών (ársi varón)form of exercise
- άρση βαρών (ársi varón)sport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Hungarian súlyzózás, súlyemelés
- súlyzózásform of exercise
- súlyemeléssport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Italian sollevamento pesi, sollevamento pesi
- sollevamento pesiform of exercise
- sollevamento pesisport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Japanese 重量挙げ, 重量挙げ
- 重量挙げ (jūryōage)form of exercise
- 重量挙げ (jūryōage)sport in which competitors lift heavy weights
- ウエイトリフティング (ueitorifutingu)sport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Korean 역도
- 역도 (yeokdo)sport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Norwegian vektløftning
- vektløftningform of exercise
Norwegian Bokmål vektløfting
- vektløftingsport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Persian وزنهبرداری
- وزنهبرداری (vazne-bardâri)sport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Polish podnoszenie ciężarów, podnoszenie ciężarów
- podnoszenie ciężarówform of exercise
- podnoszenie ciężarówsport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Portuguese levantamento de peso, levantamento de peso
- levantamento de pesoform of exercise
- levantamento de pesosport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Romanian haltere, halterofilie
- haltereform of exercise
- halterofiliesport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Russian тяжёлая атле́тика, подня́тие тя́жестей
- тяжёлая атле́тика (tjažólaja atlétika)form of exercise
- подня́тие тя́жестей (podnjátije tjážestej)form of exercise
- тяжёлая атле́тика (tjažólaja atlétika)sport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Spanish levantamiento de pesas, halterofilia
- levantamiento de pesasform of exercise
- halterofiliasport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Swedish tyngdlyftning, tyngdlyftning
- tyngdlyftningform of exercise
- tyngdlyftningsport in which competitors lift heavy weights
Ukrainian важка́ атле́тика, важка́ атле́тика
- важка́ атле́тика (važká atlétyka)form of exercise
- важка́ атле́тика (važká atlétyka)sport in which competitors lift heavy weights
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weightlifting. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weightlifting
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“weightlifting.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weightlifting. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “weightlifting,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/weightlifting.
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