plural barbells
1
: a bar with adjustable weighted disks attached to each end that is used for exercise and in weight lifting
2
: something that resembles a barbell
especially
: an ornament that consists of a small, thin metal rod with a ball or bead at each end and that is worn on the body as a piercing
Five years later, he has had eight ear piercings, a barbell on his lower lip and another silver barbell through his tongue. —
Anne Llamada Estonillo
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An entire subculture of women is trading the latest exercise trend for a barbell.
—South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025
Straight leg deadlift: At arm's length with palms facing your thighs, hold a barbell in your hands.
—Laura Schober, Health, 13 May 2025
That was enough to plunge Johnston into an entire subculture of women who were trading the latest exercise trend for a barbell.
—Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Events this year included challengers dead lifting a barbell up 18 inches above the ground, with the weight being increased incrementally as the competition progressed.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
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South Florida Sun Sentinel, Sun Sentinel, 26 May 2025
Straight leg deadlift: At arm's length with palms facing your thighs, hold a barbell in your hands.
—Laura Schober, Health, 13 May 2025
That was enough to plunge Johnston into an entire subculture of women who were trading the latest exercise trend for a barbell.
—Alyssa Bereznak, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
Events this year included challengers dead lifting a barbell up 18 inches above the ground, with the weight being increased incrementally as the competition progressed.
—Ishani Desai, Sacbee.com, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for barbell
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barbell
noun
bar·bell
ˈbär-ˌbel 
: a bar with adjustable weighted disks attached to each end that is used for exercise and in weight lifting
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