Definition

1. Noun:

   • The sport or activity of lifting barbells or other heavy weights as a competitive exercise or for physical training: "weightlift" refers to the athletic discipline involving the lifting of weights.

2. Verb:

   • To engage in the exercise of lifting heavy weights, especially as part of a training regimen or sport: "weightlift" means to perform lifts such as the snatch, clean and jerk, or other strength exercises.

Usage Examples

• Noun:

  • His daily routine includes an hour of weightlift. (His daily routine includes an hour of weightlifting.)
  • She took up weightlift to improve her strength. (She took up weightlifting to improve her strength.)

• Verb:

  • He will weightlift at the gym every morning. (He will lift weights at the gym every morning.)
  • Athletes often weightlift to build muscle. (Athletes often lift weights to build muscle.)

Advanced Usage

• "to weightlift seriously": to engage in weightlifting with dedication and structured training.
  • After his injury, he began to weightlift seriously for rehabilitation. (After his injury, he began to lift weights seriously for rehabilitation.)

Variants and Related Words

• Weightlifting (n): The more common nominal form for the sport or activity.
  • Olympic weightlifting includes two main lifts. (Olympic weightlifting includes two main lifts.)
• Weightlifter (n): A person who participates in weightlifting.
  • The weightlifter broke a national record. (The weightlifter broke a national record.)

Synonyms

• Lift weights: The phrasal verb synonymous with the verb "to weightlift".
• Strength train: To exercise with the goal of increasing muscular strength.

Related Phrases

• To do weightlifting: An alternative phrasing for engaging in the activity.
  • She prefers to do weightlifting before cardio. (She prefers to do weightlifting before cardio.)

Noun

1. bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights

Verb

1. lift weights
   • This guy can press 300 pounds