weightlifting
English
/ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/
noun
Definitions
- A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
- (sports) A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.
Etymology
Compound from English weight + English lifting.
Origin
English
lifting
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- atomweight English
- backweight English
- bantamweight English
- birthweight English
- biweight English
- bobweight English
- bodyweight English
- clockweight English
- counterweight English
- cruiserweight English
- cwt. English
- deweight English
- doubleweight English
- downweight English
- draw weight English
- featherweight English
- flyweight English
- heavyweight English
- hundredweight English
- laceweight English
- letterweight English
- lifting English
- liftingly English
- lightweight English
- makeweight English
- mediumweight English
- middleweight English
- midweight English
- minimumweight English
- multiweight English
- normoweight English
- overweight English
- paperweight English
- pennyweight English
- powerlifting English
- preweight English
- pseudoweight English
- reweight English
- sportweight English
- strawweight English
- summerweight English
- topweight English
- underweight English
- unlifting English
- unweight English
- upweight English
- weight English
- weightable English
- weighten English
- weighteth English
- weightful English
- weightism English
- weightist English
- weightless English
- weightlifter English
- weightlike English
- weightsome English
- weightwise English
- weighty English
- welter-weight English
- winterweight English
- witherweight English
- lifting French
- ウエイト Japanese
- lifting Polish
- weight Middle English
- ဝိတ် Burmese
- cwt.
- weight
- lifting
- weighty
- unweight
- reweight
- weighten
- upweight
- biweight
- deweight
- preweight
- weightist
- weighteth
- bobweight
- topweight
- liftingly
- flyweight
- midweight
- weightism
- unlifting
- weightful
- downweight
- weightlike
- weightwise
- makeweight
- atomweight
- overweight
- bodyweight
- weightless
- backweight
- weightable
- laceweight
- weightsome
- sportweight
- birthweight
- underweight
- clockweight
- strawweight
- lightweight
- multiweight
- paperweight
- draw weight
- pennyweight
- heavyweight
- normoweight
- doubleweight
- weightlifter
- middleweight
- summerweight
- mediumweight
- winterweight
- powerlifting
- letterweight
- pseudoweight
- bantamweight
- witherweight
- cruiserweight
- minimumweight
- featherweight
- counterweight
- welter-weight
- hundredweight