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Powerlifting

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weightliftingnounA form of exercise in which weights are lifted.
parapowerliftingnoun(disability sports) A strength parasport, consisting of a single-rep benchpress.
snatchnounA quick grab or catch.
bench pressnoun(weightlifting) An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.
sportnoun(countable, uncountable) Any activity that uses physical exertion or skills competitively under a set of rules that is not based on aesthetics.
pole-vaultingnoun(athletics) The sport of performing pole vaults, especially in a competition
lockoutnoun(labour) The opposite of a strike; a labor disruption where management refuses to allow workers into a plant to work even if they are willing.
hardstylenoun(music) A genre of electronic dance music that combines elements of trance, techno, and hardcore, with origins in the Netherlands and Belgium.
lightweightHaving less than average weight.
professional sportnoun(sports) Sport in which athletes receive payment for their performance.
pentathlonnounAn ancient athletics discipline, featuring five events: stadion, wrestling, long jump, javelin and discus
arm wrestlingnounA strength sport with two participants, in which each participant grips the other's hand and tries to pin the other's arm onto a surface.
tetrathlonnoun(sports) A contest with four successive events, usually showjumping, swimming, running and pistol shooting.
parasportnoun(sports) disabled sport
burpeenounA physical exercise performed by bending over, performing a squat thrust, returning to a standing position, and jumping once.
pole vaultnoun(athletics) a jumping event contested in track and field which requires an athlete to carry a fiberglass pole down a runway, plant the pole into a vaulting box and vault over a fiberglass bar, landing on a matted pit
military pressverbTo perform a military press.
shot-puttingnounThe act of competing in the track and field event of putting the shot, attempting to throw a heavy metal ball for maximum distance using a pushing motion (rather than a bent arm throw) due to the balls great weight.
freestyle wrestlingnoun(sports) One of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, which allows attacks below the waist.
power playnoun(ice hockey) A situation where a team has a numerical advantage on the ice due to one or more penalties given to the opposing team.

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