pumping iron

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pumping iron

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of pump iron

noun

informal, uncountable The activity of weightlifting, especially for the purposes of bodybuilding. And your partner will be a friend; pumping iron is not a competition.

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noun weightlifting

Español	culturismo
中文	舉鐵 /举铁 jǔtiě

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@misc{pumping_iron_2026,
  title = {pumping iron},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pumping%20iron},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}