dumbbell
pronunciation
How to pronounce dumbbell in British English:
UK ['dʌmbel]
How to pronounce dumbbell in American English:
US [ˈdʌmˌbɛl]
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- Noun:
- an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle
- an ignorant or foolish person
Word Origin
- dumbbell (n.)
- "weighted bar used for exercise," 1711, originally an apparatus like that used to ring a church bell, but without the bell (hence dumb); used for exercise but sometimes also to practice ringing changes. Figurative sense of "blockhead, stupid person" attested by 1918, American English college slang.
Example
- 1. Straighten your legs and swing the dumbbell upwards to shoulder high .
- 2. Make sure you are always in control of the dumbbell and the exercise .
- 3. To perm the dumbbell swing you will need a medium weight dumbbell or kettlebell .
- 4. As you lift your glutes , slowly lower the dumbbell toward your forehead , bending your arm at the elbow .
- 5. With one dumbbell in each hand , straighten both arms overhead , hands facing each other , upper arms hugging head .