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weight training

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A form of physical exercise using weights to increase the strength and size of muscles by using exercises specific for each muscle group.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: strength training, resistance training, weightlifting

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: musculació — form of physical exercise
  • Chinese Mandarin: 肌力訓練 /肌力训练 — form of physical exercise
  • Finnish: painoharjoittelu — form of physical exercise
  • German: Gewichtsübungen — form of physical exercise
  • German: Kraftübungen — form of physical exercise
  • Japanese: 筋力トレーニング (kinryoku torēningu) — form of physical exercise
  • Korean: 웨이트 트레이닝 (weiteu teureining) — form of physical exercise
  • Macedonian: кре́вање те́гови (krévanje tégovi) — form of physical exercise
  • Polish: trening siłowy — form of physical exercise
  • Romanian: exerciții cu greutăți — form of physical exercise
  • Spanish: musculación — form of physical exercise
  • Swedish: styrketräning — form of physical exercise
  • Swedish: viktträning — form of physical exercise