bodybuilding

Or bod·y-build·ing,

[bod-ee-bil-ding]

noun

1. the act or practice of exercising, lifting weights, etc., so as to develop the muscles of the body.

Word History and Origins

Origin of bodybuilding¹

1900–05; from the verb phrase build ( up one's ) body; -ing ¹

Example Sentences

He had a long history in bodybuilding and is one of Roya's main supporters.

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Gold’s will retain ownership of the original Venice Beach Gold’s Gym, which opened in 1965 and is known to some as “the mecca of bodybuilding.”

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George joined a gym when he was 11, having watched some of the bodybuilding greats online who inspired him to give it a go.

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Breast milk’s prevalence within the bodybuilding community is loosely explored in a recent episode of “Poker Face,” titled “The Big Pump.”

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In 2022, Mat Dean, then 39, trained hard for a bodybuilding show but behind the image of perfection, he was seriously unwell.

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