weightlifting

noun
/ˈweɪtˌlɪftɪŋ/

Etymology

From weightlift + -ing.

Definitions

  1. A form of exercise in which weights are lifted.

  2. A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events

    A sport in which competitors lift heavy weights in two events: the snatch and the clean and jerk.

  3. present participle and gerund of weightlift

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at weightlifting. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at weightlifting. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at weightlifting

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

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