Noun: weightlifting 'weyt,lif-ting
- Bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights
"Olympic weightlifting requires both strength and technique";
- weightlift
- Lift weights
"This guy can weightlift 300 pounds";
- weight-lift, press
Type of: anaerobic exercise, bodybuilding, exercise, muscle building, musclebuilding, work out
Encyclopedia: Weightlifting