Meaning

2 senses
  1. (uncountable)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.

    Kraftdreikampf

    силово́е троебо́рьеsilovóje trojebórʹje, пауэрли́фтингpauerlífting

    пауерлі́фтингpauerlíftynh, паверлі́фтингpaverlíftynh

  2. (uncountable)A strength parasport, consisting of a single-rep benchpress.

Examples

2 sentences
  1. Powerlifting makes me feel like a super hero in my everyday life.

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  2. Powerlifting saved Tom's life.

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Translations

6 languages
Українська
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Русский
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Origin

From power + lifting.

From power + lifting.

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