dumbbell
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Definition of dumbbell
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Synonyms & Antonyms for dumbbell
Synonyms
airhead, birdbrain, blockhead, bonehead, bubblehead, chowderhead, chucklehead, clodpoll (or clodpole), clot [British], cluck, clunk, cretin, cuddy (or cuddie) [British dialect], deadhead, dim bulb [slang], dimwit, dip, dodo, dolt, donkey, doofus [slang], dope, dork [slang], dullard, dum-dum, dumbhead, dummkopf, dummy, dunce, dunderhead, fathead, gander, golem, goof, goon, half-wit, hammerhead, hardhead, idiot, ignoramus, imbecile, jackass, know-nothing, knucklehead, lamebrain, loggerhead [chiefly dialect], loon, lump, lunkhead, meathead, mome [archaic], moron, mug [chiefly British], mutt, natural, nimrod [slang], nincompoop, ninny, ninnyhammer, nit [chiefly British], nitwit, noddy, noodle, numskull (or numbskull), oaf, pinhead, prat [British], ratbag [chiefly Australian], saphead, schlub (also shlub) [slang], schnook [slang], simpleton, stock, stupe, stupid, thickhead, turkey, woodenhead, yahoo, yo-yo
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Rotate wrists and dumbbells back to the starting position. — Rozalynn S. Frazier, Health.com, "This 30-Day Arms Challenge Will Transform Your Upper Body In Just 4 Weeks," 10 June 2019 Stand with feet shoulder width apart, core engaged, holding a dumbbell in each hand. — SELF, "4-Move Strength and AMRAP Finisher," 28 Apr. 2019 The earlier visit occurred Thursday when authorities said the man struck his mother with a dumbbell, leaving a bruise on her back. — Los Angeles Times, "Deputies shoot knife-wielding man inside his Malibu home, authorities say," 27 July 2019 Shoulder Press Sit tall on a bench, and hold a pair of dumbbells just outside of your shoulders, with your palms facing forward. — K. Aleisha Fetters, Outside Online, "The Beginner's Guide to Weight Lifting," 19 June 2019 Yet machine learning is rife with cautionary tales of programs that confused arms with dumbbells (or worse). — Quanta Magazine, "How Artificial Intelligence Can Supercharge the Search for New Particles," 23 July 2018 Aspiring sluggers spend half of each session clobbering the bags, the other half executing strength exercises using body weight, dumbbells and lighter brass knuckle weights ($36/class, $3 to rent gloves, rumble-boxing.com). — Ashley Mateo, WSJ, "Why Boxing Is the Best Workout of 2019," 16 Jan. 2019 Those smaller daily habits don’t necessarily include weights, Wilson adds, except perhaps for a set of dumbbells for use at home or in a hotel room. — Michael Candelaria, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Orlando man loses 60 pounds with the help of a deck of cards," 9 Mar. 2018 Optional equipment includes light dumbbells or water bottles. — Allison Eckelkamp, Good Housekeeping, "The Absolute Best Free YouTube Workouts For Busy Parents—Or Anyone Who Hates The Gym," 29 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dumbbell.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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