"pump iron" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: En-au-pump iron.ogg Forms: pumps iron [present, singular, third-person], pumping iron [participle, present], pumped iron [participle, past], pumped iron [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} pump iron (third-person singular simple present pumps iron, present participle pumping iron, simple past and past participle pumped iron)
  1. (idiomatic) To lift weights; to engage in weight or strength training. Tags: idiomatic Categories (topical): Weightlifting Translations (to engage in weight training): pumpata rautaa (Finnish), puxar ferro (Portuguese), levantar pesas (Spanish), culturizar (Spanish), practicar culturismo (Spanish), lyfta skrot (Swedish)

Inflected forms

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