medicine ball

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noun

a large, solid, heavy, leather-covered ball, thrown from one person to another for exercise.

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Origin of medicine ball

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby medicine ball

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How to use medicine ball in a sentence

A similar trend was observed for seated medicine ball throw, a measure of upper-body power.
How Mental Training Can Make You Physically Stronger|awise|July 8, 2021|Outside Online
Hold the medicine ball in both hands, and extend your arms overhead so that the ball rests on the floor above your head.
6 Simple Moves to Boost Your Upper-Body Power|Hayden Carpenter|March 16, 2021|Outside Online
For example, if the heaviest medicine ball you can use for a single rotational throw is 30 pounds, and Bunt recommends you use between 10 and 60 percent of your 1RM, that means you’ll want to opt for somewhere between 3 and 18 pounds.
6 Simple Moves to Boost Your Upper-Body Power|Hayden Carpenter|March 16, 2021|Outside Online
She sat down upon a convenient medicine-ball and waited for the dimness to clear.
Wanted: A Husband|Samuel Hopkins Adams

Tommy with her usual bad luck came to grief in pitching and catching the medicine ball, a large ball stuffed with yarn.
The Meadow-Brook Girls Under Canvas|Janet Aldridge
They caught the medicine-ball, which rolled an inch or two, tottered, and then fell with a soft dead thump to the floor.
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions
And on the top of all were the snaky rubber cords of an exerciser and a ten-pound, horsehair-stuffed medicine-ball.
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions
The medicine-ball still lay where it had rolled on the floor, the cushions of the sofa still bore the imprint of his body.
The Tower of Oblivion|Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for medicine ball

medicine ball

noun

a heavy ball used for physical training

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