| 单词 | to clean and jerk |
| 释义 | > as lemmasto 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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