pump iron

pump iron
informal to lift heavy objects for exercise in order to increase your strength or to improve your appearance.

These days, both men and women pump iron for fitness.


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  • pump iron — ► pump iron informal exercise with weights. Main Entry: ↑pump …   English terms dictionary

  • pump iron — phrasal : to lift weights especially for exercise or body building * * * pump iron see under ↑pump1 • • • Main Entry: ↑iron pump iron (informal) To exercise with weights, to develop one s muscles • • • Main Entry: ↑pump * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • pump iron — Go to pump (some) iron …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • pump iron — informal exercise with weights. → pump …   English new terms dictionary

  • pump iron — verb To lift weights; to engage in weight or strength training. Her upper body strength has been improving since she started pumping iron at the gym …   Wiktionary

  • pump iron — phrasal to lift weights …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Pump iron — work out with weights …   Dictionary of Australian slang

  • pump iron — Australian Slang work out with weights …   English dialects glossary

  • pump iron — informal to lift heavy metal objects as a form of exercise …   English dictionary

  • pump iron — idi to lift weights as an exercise or in competition …   From formal English to slang

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