stall bar
- noun
- /stɔl bɑr/
- Specialized
:
barra de estiramiento
- He gripped the top rung of the stall bar to start his shoulder exercises.
Examples
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The physiotherapist recommended exercises on the stall bar to improve flexibility.
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Gymnastics classes often include stretching routines using the stall bar.
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She practiced on the stall bar every day.
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The gym has several stall bars for training.
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The athlete used the stall bar to perform various strength-building exercises during his training session.
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She practiced her flexibility by stretching on the stall bar at the gym.
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Many gyms include stall bars for members to enhance their workout routines and improve their strength.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The constituent 'bars' clearly signals a piece of gymnastic equipment so a learner would expect some kind of bars, but the common sense of 'stall' (a small separated area/cubicle) does not transparently convey the idea of a wall-mounted ladder-like apparatus. The compound denotes a specific, specialized piece of equipment (often called a Swedish ladder), so the meaning is only partially predictable from its parts and requires prior exposure.
Etymology
Stall bar may come from the image of a small stall fitted with wooden bars along a wall, because the rows of bars look like the side of a stall and you can hold, climb, or hang from them. That's why stall bar means a wall of horizontal bars in a gym used for 'support' and exercises.
