• Bodybuilding

    Pronunciation

    • RP IPA: /ˈbÉ’diËŒbɪldɪŋ/
    • US IPA: /ˈbɑːdiËŒbɪldɪŋ/

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    Full definition of bodybuilding

    Noun

    bodybuilding

    (uncountable)
    1. A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
      • 1974, Charles Gaines & George Butler, Pumping Iron: The Art and Sport of Bodybuilding, page 7.Like those activities, bodybuilding is an obsession, a living (for a few), and a way of life for the people involved in it—a subculture, in a word, with its own values, aesthetics and vocabulary.
    2. (dated) Work done to construct or repair the body of an automobile.
      • 2006 — Larry Scott (interview), Iron Man 65(5): 258"In my day, if you filled out your shirt, people assumed you played football or wrestled. The term bodybuilding had more to do with cars than lifting weights."

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