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Bodybuilding

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

n. The process of developing the musculature of the body through specific types of diet and physical exercise, such as weightlifting, especially for competitive exhibition.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.

n. Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. exercise that builds muscles through tension.

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

n. exercise that builds muscles through tension

Word Usage

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Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

exercising physical exertion exercise physical exercise workout

Hyponym

weightlift weightlifting weight gaining

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

anaerobic exercise musclebuilding

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

bodybuilders weightlifting short-story intercollegiate heavyweight