Meaning

2 senses
  1. A wide steel bar with premeasured weights counterpoised at either end, with the central span open for the hands of the weightlifter.

    Langhantel, Hantel

    шта́нгаštánga

    шта́нгаštánha

  2. A piece of jewellery composed of a straight bar with a bead on each end, used as a piercing.

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

Examples

14 sentences
  1. You put too much weight on the barbell.

    ruТы навешал на штангу слишком много блинов.

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  2. Tom lifted the barbell over his head with ease.

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  3. It's common to see nipples pierced with a barbell.

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  4. The meathead dropped the barbell on his own foot.

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  5. How much does this barbell weigh without any weights added?

    ruСколько весит эта штанга без блинов?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
wide steel bar with premeasured weights:
Русский
By meaning 1
wide steel bar with premeasured weights:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
wide steel bar with premeasured weights:

Origin

Blend of bar + dumbbell. The piercing is named after the exercise equipment, because of th

Blend of bar + dumbbell. The piercing is named after the exercise equipment, because of the visual resemblance.

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