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powerlifting

powerlifting

4.8
Relating to the sport of lifting heavy weights, like belts or shoes
  • adjective
  • /ˈpaʊərˌlɪftɪŋ/
translation icon : de levantamiento de potencia
  • The coach developed a powerlifting program tailored to help athletes increase their strength.

And it's that weightlifting coaches or powerlifting coaches, they don't know what they're talking about.

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Examples

  • The gym offers specialized powerlifting equipment to support serious lifters.

  • And so there's there's kind of this classic American powerlifting sort of mindset.

  • She uses powerlifting techniques to enhance her overall fitness and build muscle.

Surface Forms

powerlifting positive

Morphology

powerlifting = powerlifting (transparent) = power + lift + ing

The noun 'powerlifting' is a straightforward compound built from 'power' + 'lift' + '-ing', and the adjective is a zero-derived use of that noun.

Etymology

Powerlifting as an adjective comes from the sport name made of power 'strength' and lifting 'raising'. So powerlifting describes things for that sport, like belts or shoes that help with heavy lifts.