/ Dictionary / Index W weightlifting: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: weight•lift•ing Pronunciation: (wāt'lif"ting), [key] — n. the act, art, or sport of lifting barbells of given poundages in a prescribed manner, as a competitive event or conditioning exercise. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: weightlifting (Thesaurus) weightless weightman Related Content Daily Word Quiz: spectral Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language