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self-spot

Verb CEFR B2

Definitions

To protect oneself from injury that can result from attempting to lift too much weight.

intransitive

Examples

“Before a student attempts to take⟳ all their weight into their inner thigh, have⟳ them self-spot by placing their opposite hand on the bent knee.”
“The gym had a self-spotting weight system: bench press⟳ with three hundred pounds and overhead pull-down bars.”
“It can be with a partner or with a self-spotted pass⟳.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

self-spots self-spotted self-spotting self-stim self-stimmed self-stimming

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