BODYBUILDING

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bodybuilding mean? 

• BODYBUILDING (noun)
  The noun BODYBUILDING has 1 sense:

1. exercise that builds muscles through tension

  Familiarity information: BODYBUILDING used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BODYBUILDING (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Exercise that builds muscles through tension

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

anaerobic exercise; bodybuilding; muscle building; musclebuilding

Hypernyms ("bodybuilding" is a kind of...):

exercise; exercising; physical exercise; physical exertion; workout (the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bodybuilding"):

weightlift; weightlifting (bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights)

weight gaining (bodybuilding that increases muscle mass and body weight)