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Barbell

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A bar with adjustable weights at each end, lifted for sport or exercise.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; -- it is used for weightlifting exercises.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. A bar of steel with a ball of iron at each end, used as a dumb-bell.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting

Word Usage

"In the body-piercing trade, it was what they called a barbell — a rod with a ball that screws on and off one end, just to keep the ornament from falling off, not unlike an earring post."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

exercising weight weight free weight

Cross Reference

kettlebell dumbbell

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Tarbell

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

dumbbell tricep dead lift market-neutral one-arm