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Clean And Jerk

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Noun

1. clean, clean and jerk

a weightlift in which the barbell is lifted to shoulder height and then jerked overhead

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Clean And Jerk

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noun
a lift in weightlifting in which the weight is held momentarily at shoulder height before being thrust overhead

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Clean And Jerk

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Weightlifting
a lift in which the barbell is cleaned and then thrust directly overhead so that the arms are completely extended

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Clean And Jerk

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n.
A lift in weightlifting in which a weight is raised from the floor to shoulder height, held there briefly, and then pushed overhead in a rapid motion of the arms, typically accompanied by a spring or lunge from the legs.

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