Deadlift
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈdɛdlɪft/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Deadlift is a noun meaning (weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.
Meaning
(weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.
More Meanings
- Any lift performed without help or leverage.
- (figurative, by extension) An effort made under discouraging conditions.
- (transitive) To lift a barbell while moving the body from a bent-over position to a standing position.
Example Sentences
2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii I never did a squat or a deadlift—the exercises I now know are best for building a bigger, stronger, more athletic-looking body—because I had access to leg-extension, leg-curl, and leg-press machines.
Word Forms
- deadlifts
- deadlifting
- deadlifted
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include dumbell, duckwalk, delt, delts, dragline, dropset.
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