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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
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. ..."