Meaning Of The Word Dumbbell

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dumbbell
countable noun: A dumbbell is a short bar with weights on either side which people use for physical exercise to strengthen their arm and shoulder muscles.
countable noun: If you call a person a dumbbell, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.

dumbbell in American English
a device usually used in pairs, consisting of round weights joined by a short bar, by which it is lifted or swung about in the hand for muscular exercise
noun: a gymnastic apparatus consisting of two wooden or metal balls connected by a short bar serving as a handle, used as a weight for exercising

dumbbell in British English
noun: an exercising weight consisting of a single bar with a heavy ball or disc at either end

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