"clean and jerk" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: clean and jerks [plural]
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  1. (weightlifting) The act of lifting the barbell from the floor to a resting position across the front of the shoulders (the clean phase), pausing, and thrusting the barbell over the head to a stationary position in one movement (the jerk phase). The normal technique for both parts of this act involves propelling the barbell upwards, quickly lowering the torso, and then straightening the legs. Categories (topical): Weightlifting Synonyms: clean-and-jerk [noun] Translations (in weightlifting): հրում (hrum) (Armenian), dos temps [masculine, plural] (Catalan), 挺舉 (Chinese Mandarin), 挺举 (tǐngjǔ) (Chinese Mandarin), työntö (Finnish), épaulé-jeté [masculine] (French), Stoßen [neuter] (German), lökés (Hungarian), hikirua (Maori), podrzut [masculine] (Polish), arremesso [masculine] (Portuguese), толчо́к (tolčók) (Russian), dos tiempos [masculine] (Spanish), stöt (Swedish), silkme (Turkish), по́штовх (póštovx) [masculine] (Ukrainian)
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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb}} clean and jerk
  1. (weightlifting) To lift and manipulate a weight in this fashion. Categories (topical): Weightlifting
    Sense id: en-clean_and_jerk-en-verb-CNGAD2TR Categories (other): English coordinated pairs Disambiguation of English coordinated pairs: 55 45 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting

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