pump iron

phrasal

: to lift weights especially for exercise or body building

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pump iron see under ↑pump¹

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Main Entry: ↑iron

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pump iron (informal)

To exercise with weights, to develop one's muscles

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Main Entry: ↑pump

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pump iron informal phrase

to lift heavy metal objects as a form of exercise

Thesaurus: to do physical exercise as a way of keeping fit_hyponym

Main entry: pump

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informal exercise with weights

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pump iron — see ↑pump, 2

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Main Entry: ↑iron

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pump iron

informal : to lift weights in order to make your muscles stronger

I'm going to the gym to pump some iron.

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Main Entry: ↑pump

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pump ˈiron idiom

(informal) to do exercises in which you lift heavy weights in order to make your muscles stronger

Main entry: ↑pump_idiom

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