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to weight-lift

to weight-lift

3 3.9
To lift heavy weights to make your muscles stronger
  • verb
  • /ˈweɪtˌlɪft/
translation icon : levantar pesas
  • weight-lifting experience

Like if you, you know, I've started weight lifting more and like one thing that's helped is just having Jack people around because they naturally just eat healthier.

Examples

  • Running is great too, but what is best is a combination of weight lifting and running.

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  • When you are building muscle, nutrition is as important as weight lifting.

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  • Once you start weight lifting, you will reach a stage when the weightlifting becomes straightforward.

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  • Many runners don't think about weight lifting, but it is quite helpful.

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  • The East German team officially said that their remarkable times were the result of a sophisticated weight-lifting and conditioning program.

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  • If you're in the gym and you're weight lifting and your muscles start to hurt, that's OK.

  • Runners improve speed and endurance by also incorporating weight-lifting routines as part of their regimen.

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  • She decided to weight-lift every morning to improve her strength and fitness.

  • He aims to weight-lift competitively after training hard for several months.

  • To stay in shape, I regularly weight-lift at the gym on weekends.

Synonyms

to lift weights
vsto weight-lift
23 2.9

Raise heavy objects to make your muscles stronger

is used for exercise or sport generally rather than only strength building
to weightlift
vsto weight-lift
1 3.2

To lift heavy weights like barbells or dumbbells to get stronger

is the same meaning but written with a hyphen

How Heavy

to weight-lift
3 3.9
to lift
553 1.0

Surface Forms

weight-lift infinitive
weight-lifted past participle
weight-lifting present participle
weight-lifts third person singular

Morphology

weight-lift = weight + lift (transparent) = weight + lift

The verb is a clear compound of 'weight' + 'lift' meaning 'to lift weights', which an average learner can derive from the parts.

Etymology

Weight-lift joins two simple words: weight ('heavy thing') and lift ('to raise'). So to weight-lift is literally to raise heavy things, and that clear image helps you remember the sport of lifting weights to build strength.