weightlift

Other forms: weightlifting

Definitions of weightlift

1. verb

   lift weights
   synonyms: press, weight-lift

   type of:

   exercise, work out

   do physical exercise
2. noun

   bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
   synonyms: weightlifting

   types:

   jerk

   raising a weight from shoulder height to above the head by straightening the arms

   bench press

   a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward

   clean, clean and jerk

   a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

   military press, press

   a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

   snatch

   a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted overhead in one rapid motion

   incline bench press

   a bench press performed on an inclined bench

   type of:

   anaerobic exercise, bodybuilding, muscle building, musclebuilding

   exercise that builds muscles through tension