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BARBELL
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Dictionary entry overview: What does barbell mean?
• BARBELL (noun)
The noun BARBELL has 1 sense:
1. a bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
Familiarity information: BARBELL used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("barbell" is a kind of...):
exercising weight; free weight; weight (sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; it is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms)
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