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dumbbell
/ˈdʌm.bɛl/
noun 3
Collocations
4ADJ.
heavy
VERB + DUMBBELL
lift, like, shaped
PREP.
from
ADV.
obliquely
Definitions
noun
1
A weight training implement consisting of a short bar with weight counterpoised on each end.
He was exercising with the dumbbells in gym class today.
He also had a room strewn with the toys of the trade and what-have-you: ropes and ironmongery, buoyancy aid and bagpipes, fetid socks and half-eaten haggises, dumbbells and ski-instructor sweaters.
2
A bell with no clapper, used as bell-striking practice or to strike as a form of physical exercise
3
A stupid person.
That's fool's gold, you dumbbell. Iron pyrite. Nobody would give you a dime for a ton of it.
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He was exercising with the dumbbells in gym class today.
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He also had a room strewn with the toys of the trade and what-have-you: ropes and ironmongery, buoyancy aid and bagpipes, fetid socks and half-eaten haggises, dumbbells and ski-instructor sweaters.
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On the map Gansu is shaped like a dumbbell lying obliquely from east to west. Its best known city is Lanjhou, the capital, and also the gateway to the Silk Road. But we did not go there; we were headi
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A dumbbell should not be dropped on the floor.
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Tom struggled to lift the heavy dumbbell.
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How much does that dumbbell weigh?
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