DEADLIFT

Etymology

Noun

deadlift (plural deadlifts)

(weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.

Any lift performed without help or leverage.

(figurative, by extension) An effort made under discouraging conditions.

Verb

deadlift (third-person singular simple present deadlifts, present participle deadlifting, simple past and past participle deadlifted)

(transitive) To lift a barbell while moving the body from a bent-over position to a standing position.

Source: Wiktionary



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