deadlift

Definitions

1. A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.
2. Any lift performed without help or leverage.
3. An effort made under discouraging conditions.
   broadly, figuratively

Equivalents

Examples

“2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show⟳, page xii I never did a squat or a deadlift—the exercises I now know⟳ are best for building a bigger, stronger, more athletic-looking body—because I had access to leg-extension, leg-curl, and leg-press machines.”

CEFR level