society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > contend in athletics [verb (transitive)] > lift (3)
transitive. Weightlifting. To lift (a weight on a barbell) from shoulder level to above the head by straightening the arms and legs in a sudden…
transitive. Weightlifting. To lift (a weight attached to a bar-bell) from the floor to shoulder height in a single movement: usually the first…