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free weight

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noun

  1. a weight used for weightlifting, as a dumbbell, whose motion is not constrained by external apparatus.

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They engage in “skull-crushers,” so named for what could happen if a heavy free weight were to fall during a bench press.

From Washington Post • Apr. 19, 2017

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