单词 | clean and press |
释义 | > as lemmasclean and press 2. Weightlifting. The action of lifting a bar-bell from the floor to shoulder height in a single movement: usually the first part of an overhead lift, followed by a jerk or press. Frequently in phrases clean and jerk, clean and press. Cf. jerk n.1 5, press n.1 11d. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > weight-lifting > types of lift dead lift1828 jerk1894 press1906 clean1913 snatch1928 cleaning1949 1913 Health & Strength 6 Dec. 632/2 L.h. clean and jerk. 1928 Health & Strength Ann. 77 ‘Two Hands Clean and Military Press with Barbell’..and the ‘Two Hands Clean and Jerk with Barbell’. 1947 Brit. Amateur Weight-Lifter Jan. 12/2 He also set up a new American Clean and Jerk record. 1961 Muscle Power Nov. 18 If you had only one exercise to do, what would it be? I asked this question of a number of prominent bodybuilders. About 60% of them agreed that they would favor the Two-hands Clean and Press. 1961 Muscle Power Nov. 18 The Clean to chest requires great leg and lower back strength. 1975 Oxf. Compan. Sports & Games 1099/1 At the 1924 Olympic Games the lifts were one hand snatch, opposite one hand jerk, two hands clean and press, two hands snatch, and two hands clean and jerk. 1991 Longevity Jan. 60/2 The riskiest moves for your back are the clean-and-jerk, the snatch, the squat and the dead-lift. to clean and jerk (or press) transitive. Weightlifting. To lift (a weight attached to a bar-bell) from the floor to shoulder height in a single movement: usually the first part of an overhead lift. Frequently in phrases to clean and jerk (or press). Cf. clean n. Additions 2. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > contend in athletics [verb (transitive)] > lift jerk1891 clean1936 1936 Health & Strength 26 Sept. 455/3 I can jerk 180 lb to arms' length from the shoulders but cannot ‘clean’ more than 154 lb. 1956 Muscle Power Mar. 46/3 To equal Eder's press Paul would have to clean and press 482 pounds. 1956 Strength & Health Nov. 17/2 The Russian is here seen cleaning a formidable 391-lb. weight. 1957 Muscle Power Jan. 48/3 In a meet in which most of Russia's famous lifters took part against an Egyptian team, he pressed 248, snatched 270 and cleaned and jerked 319½. 1988 Strength Athlete Oct.–Nov. 7/1 After someone had been trying to bench press 260lbs Louis strode over and clean and pressed the weight (on an exercise bar) with ease. 1990 D. Ackerman Nat. Hist. Senses ii. 102 The human body is miraculous and beautiful, whether it can ‘clean and jerk’ three hundred pounds, swim the English Channel, or survive a year riding the subway. < as lemmas |
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