Meaning of weightlifting

weight•lift•ing

Pronunciation: (wāt'lif"ting), [key]
— n.
  1. 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:
weightless weightman