lateral raise
nounUK /ˈlætərəl reɪz/
US /ˈlætərəl reɪz/
A lateral raise is when you lift your arms out to the sides to make your shoulder muscles strong.
She does lateral raises with small weights at the gym.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A strength-training movement where the arms are lifted sideways to shoulder height.
The trainer showed him how to do a proper lateral raise.
3. Any sideways lifting motion of an object or body part.
The robot's lateral raise of the panel cleared the path.
4. In fitness classes, a repeated side-lifting exercise done in sets.
We finished with three sets of lateral raises.