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bar·bell (bär′bel′)

noun

a metal bar or rod to which disks of varying weights are attached at each end, used for weight-lifting exercises and in weight-lifting contests
also bar bell or bar-bell

Etymology: bar + (dumb)bell

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barbell Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • hold: Hold the barbell of forward thinking the company had.

Preposition: with

  • weight: Use either a T Bar, or a barbell with weights only at one end.

Adjective modifier

  • own: Choose from a range of colors and add your own barbells.

Modifies a noun

  • row: Barbell row with the goal of provides him with lower risk insuring.

Noun used with modifier

  • weight: The lifting platforms are supplemented with an extensive range of disks, dumbbells and fixed weight barbells.
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