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pumping iron

verb

Definitions

  1. present participle and gerund of pump iron

  2. The activity of weightlifting, especially for the purposes of bodybuilding.

    • And your partner will be a friend; pumping iron is not a competition.
    • He's just another one of Leo's thugs from the east side. Too much pumping iron jarred his brain loose!
    • Pumping iron is potentially more productive than aerobic dance, requires less skill training than swimming, produces less damage to the body than running and is less hazardous than bike riding on the open road.

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