Definition of Barbell

1. Noun. A bar to which heavy discs are attached at each end; used in weightlifting.


Definition of Barbell

1. Noun. (weightlifting) A wide steel bar with premeasured weights affixed to either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Barbell

1. an exercise apparatus [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Barbell

barbecue pit
barbecue sauce
barbecue sauces
barbecue stopper
barbecued
barbecued spareribs
barbecued wing
barbecuer
barbecuers
barbecues
barbecuing
barbed
barbed wire
barbed wires
barbel
barbell (current term)
barbellae
barbellate
barbells
barbellulate
barbels
barbeque
barbequed
barbeques
barbequing
barber
barber's
barber's itch
barber's pole
barber's poles

Literary usage of Barbell

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. History of the Town of Hingham, Massachusetts by Hingham (Mass.), Thomas Tracy Bouvé, Edward Tracy Bouvé, John Davis Long, Fearing Burr, Charles Winfield Scott Seymour, Walter Lincoln Bouvé, Francis Henry Lincoln, George Lincoln, Edmund Hersey (1893)
"barbell. WILLIAM, of Seit., m. Nov. 23, 1775, Rebecca Wilder. LUCY, of Seit., m. Dec. 22,1812, Joseph Whiting of Hing. LUTHER, m. ..."

2. The Navy Seal Physical Fitness Guide edited by Patricia A. Deuster (1997)
"Grab barbell (hands shoulder width apart) with underhand grip. 2. Hold barbell against ... Controlling motion, curl barbell through natural range of motion. ..."

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