powerlifting
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Noun[edit]
powerlifting (uncountable)
- (sports) A strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. The maximum weight lifted in each event is totalled for a final score.
- 1988, Frederick C. Hatfield, “Powersource: Ties that bind”, in Ironman, 47 (6): 21:
- For the first several years of my exclusive career in powerlifting, I couldn't bench too well.
- (disability sports) A strength parasport, consisting of a single-rep benchpress.
- Synonym: parapowerlifting
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strength sport
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