Powerlifting

/[ˈpawə(ɹ)ˌlɪftɪŋ]/ noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. The maximum weight lifted in each event is totalled for a final score. uncountable

    "For the first several years of my exclusive career in powerlifting, I couldn't bench too well."

  2. 2
    A strength parasport, consisting of a single-rep benchpress. uncountable
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of powerlift form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

All synonyms
parapowerlifting

Example

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"Powerlifting is a sport in which athletes compete to lift the maximum sum weight of the three heavy weight events, squat, bench press and deadlift."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From power + lifting.

Etymology 2

From powerlift + -ing.

Related phrases

bench press

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