Dumbbell Definition

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dumbbells
noun
dumbbells
A device usually used in pairs, consisting of round weights joined by a short bar, by which it is lifted or swung about in the hand for muscular exercise.
Webster's New World
A stupid person.
Webster's New World

(weightlifting) A weight consisting of two disks or spheres attached to a short bar; used for exercise and weight training.

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Singular:
dumbbell
Plural:
dumbbells

Origin of Dumbbell

  • From an apparatus similar to that used in ringing a church bell, but without the bell, used for practice or physical exercise

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Dumbbell Sentence Examples

  • The Internet - Many sites will have downloadable and printable dumbbell workout charts that cater to all sorts of exercise demographics - from full-time stay-at-home parents to jetsetting business professionals.

  • Dumbbell Side External Rotator Raises - Lie on your side on a bench with the "up" elbow against your side so that your upper arm is parallel to the floor and the forearm hanging down in front of your body (dumbbell in hand, knuckles out).

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  • Instead he did heavy dumbbell bench presses and heavy curls.

  • Bend at the waist holding a dumbbell in you right hand near the floor, directly under your right shoulder.

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