Weightlifting — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights

lift weights

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈeɪtlɪftɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈeɪtlɪftɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈeɪtlɪftɪŋ/

3 syllables Say it as /wˈeɪtlɪftɪŋ/.

Examples

This guy can press 300 pounds

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

press weightlift weight-lift

Parts of Speech

noun	bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
verb	lift weights “This guy can press 300 pounds”

Word Forms

weightlift	verb	lift weights
weightlifter	noun	an athlete who lifts barbells
weightlifting	noun	bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
press	noun	a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then smoothly lifted overhead

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Gewichtheben

Bodybuilding durch Training, das das Heben von Gewichten beinhaltet

🇫🇷French

haltérophilie

musculation par exercice qui consiste à soulever des poids

🇪🇸Spanish

levantamiento de pesas

culturismo mediante ejercicio que implica levantar pesas

🇮🇹Italian

sollevamento pesi

bodybuilding mediante esercizi che comportano il sollevamento pesi

🇳🇱Dutch

gewichtheffen

bodybuilding door middel van oefeningen waarbij gewichten worden opgetild

🇵🇹Portuguese

levantamento de peso

musculação por exercício que envolve levantamento de pesos

🇷🇺Russian

тяжелая атлетика

бодибилдинг с использованием упражнений, включающих поднятие тяжестей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

भारोत्तोलन

व्यायाम द्वारा शरीर सौष्ठव जिसमें वजन उठाना शामिल है

🇧🇩Bengali

ভারোত্তোলন

ব্যায়াম দ্বারা বডি বিল্ডিং যা ওজন উত্তোলন জড়িত

🇮🇳Tamil

பளு தூக்குதல்

எடையைத் தூக்குவதை உள்ளடக்கிய உடற்பயிற்சியின் மூலம் உடற்கட்டமைப்பு

🇮🇳Telugu

వెయిట్ లిఫ్టింగ్

బరువులు ఎత్తే వ్యాయామం ద్వారా బాడీబిల్డింగ్

🇮🇳Marathi

वेटलिफ्टिंग

व्यायामाद्वारे शरीर सौष्ठव ज्यामध्ये वजन उचलणे समाविष्ट आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

વેઈટ લિફ્ટિંગ

વ્યાયામ દ્વારા બોડીબિલ્ડિંગ જેમાં વજન ઉપાડવાનો સમાવેશ થાય છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭಾರ ಎತ್ತುವುದು

ತೂಕವನ್ನು ಎತ್ತುವುದನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿರುವ ವ್ಯಾಯಾಮದ ಮೂಲಕ ದೇಹದಾರ್ಢ್ಯ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭാരോദ്വഹനം

ഭാരം ഉയർത്തുന്നത് ഉൾപ്പെടുന്ന വ്യായാമത്തിലൂടെയുള്ള ബോഡിബിൽഡിംഗ്

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੇਟਲਿਫਟਿੰਗ

ਕਸਰਤ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਬਾਡੀ ਬਿਲਡਿੰਗ ਜਿਸ ਵਿੱਚ ਭਾਰ ਚੁੱਕਣਾ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹੁੰਦਾ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

ویٹ لفٹنگ

ورزش کے ذریعے باڈی بلڈنگ جس میں وزن اٹھانا شامل ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

举重

通过举重等运动进行健美运动

🇯🇵Japanese

重量挙げ

ウェイトリフティングを含む運動によるボディビルディング

🇰🇷Korean

역도

역기를 드는 운동을 통한 보디빌딩

🇻🇳Vietnamese

cử tạ

thể hình bằng cách tập thể dục có liên quan đến việc nâng tạ

🇹🇭Thai

ยกน้ำหนัก

เพาะกายโดยการออกกำลังกายที่เกี่ยวข้องกับการยกน้ำหนัก

🇮🇩Indonesian

angkat besi

binaraga dengan olahraga yang melibatkan angkat beban

🇵🇭Filipino

pagbubuhat ng timbang

bodybuilding sa pamamagitan ng ehersisyo na nagsasangkot ng pagbubuhat ng mga timbang

🇲🇾Malay

angkat berat

bina badan dengan senaman yang melibatkan mengangkat berat

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

رفع الأثقال

كمال الأجسام عن طريق التمارين التي تتضمن رفع الأثقال

🇮🇷Persian

وزنه برداری

بدنسازی با ورزش که شامل وزنه زدن است

🇹🇷Turkish

halter

ağırlık kaldırmayı içeren egzersizlerle vücut geliştirme

🇮🇱Hebrew

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