deadlift
nounUK /ˈdɛd.lɪft/
US /ˈdɛd.lɪft/
A deadlift is when you pick up a heavy thing from the floor by bending your legs and standing up straight.
He did a deadlift with the heavy bar at the gym.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A type of weightlifting competition where people lift a loaded bar from the ground.
She won a medal in the deadlift at the contest.
3. To lift something heavy from the ground using your legs and back.
They deadlift the big box onto the truck.
4. A strength-training move that works the legs and back.
The coach taught us the deadlift before practice.