n
Alternative form of bodybuilding [A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.]
n
A sport in which the aesthetics of muscular development is the basis for competition.
adj
Alternative spelling of break-bulk [Of cargo, heterogeneous in size, shape, and handling requirements; neither bulk nor containerized.]
n
(rare, bodybuilding) A bodybuilder.
adj
(informal) well-built, muscular or toned.
adj
(Canada, US, simile, idiomatic, colloquial, somewhat vulgar) (of a woman) Having an athletic or muscular body; often implying also having large breasts and/or an attractive body. "Over built" for the purpose. More effectively, or handsomely built than is strictly necessary.
v
(transitive) To cause to be thicker, fatter or more bulky.
v
(bodybuilding) To train the body with a high-calorie diet and intense weightlifting in order to increase the overall mass of the body, especially the muscles.
v
(intransitive) To put on bulk; become bulky
n
Anything, such as a dietary supplement or an exercise, that helps a person to gain body mass.
n
(bodybuilding) A period of intentional weight gain.
adj
Having properties similar to those of bulk material
adv
In terms of bulk (size).
n
(bodybuilding) A bulk where one tries to gain strength and muscle while putting on as little body fat as possible.
n
(bodybuilding) A physique made ready for a bodybuilding contest, with minimal body fat and maximum muscle volume.
n
the building up of muscles with exercise
adj
(bodybuilding) Having muscular definition in which individual groups of muscle fibers stand out among larger muscles.
adj
(bodybuilding) Having extreme muscle separation as a result of low body fat.
n
(bodybuilding) A bulk where one is eating excessive amounts of food and putting on excessive amounts of fat as a result.
n
(bodybuilding) A standard pose in which both sets of biceps are flexed and the chest is thrust forward.
n
(bodybuilding): Theoretical body type in which a person has a high metabolism. Such a person can easily maintain a low fat physique, but does not add muscle or body weight easily.
n
(bodybuilding) A person having a theoretical body type with slow metabolism in which weight is gained easily, but fat levels are hard to reduce. Endomorphic bodybuilders tend to be the most massive.
v
(transitive) To make thick or thicker (something containing paper, often money).
v
(intransitive) To have one's physique expand with maturity or with surplus weight.
adj
(followed by with) That is now full.
n
(bodybuilding) A good-looking person (usually a man) with a well-developed physique who is paid as a model to demonstrate exercises or related equipment.
n
(bodybuilding) A person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development; often a bodybuilder weighing more than 260 pounds (117.934 kilos).
adj
(idiomatic) Completely or overly full.
v
(transitive) To overfeed; feed to fullness or excess; make plump; fatten.
v
(intransitive) To become more heavy or obese.
n
(bodybuilding) Increase in muscle mass.
n
Abbreviation of gallon of milk a day: used to gain body mass in bodybuilding
n
The bulk, the mass, the masses.
n
(bodybuilding) A person who has difficulty gaining weight through either diet or exercise.
v
To gain significant muscle mass from exercise.
n
(uncountable, bodybuilding) Increase in muscle size through increased size of individual muscle cells; a result of weightlifting, and other exercise. It differs from muscle hyperplasia, which is the formation of new muscle cells.
v
To flex the biceps muscles in the upper arm as a show of muscular strength or development
n
(bodybuilding) Excess body weight, especially in the form of muscle hypertrophy.
n
Very small bulk (often used attributively as an adjective)
v
To become like a muffin; to increase in size.
n
A form of periodization or cross-training designed to achieve maximum results while avoiding the plateau effect, allowing muscle groups to improve continuously during phases of controlled yet unfamiliar movements.
v
(colloquial) To gain weight, especially as a result of vigorous or excessive eating.
n
(bodybuilding) The condition of not exhausting the amplitude during the repetition of an exercise.
adj
(bodybuilding) Dieted down such as having attained a peak contrast of trained muscle volume.
v
(informal) Of a person: to gain weight quickly.
n
(bodybuilding) A gradual increase of stress on a muscle as it grows in strength.
adj
Apparently bulk (but actually from a small sample)
adj
(bodybuilding, not comparable) Having muscles in an engorged state following exercise due to increased blood flow.
adj
(by extension) oversized
v
To gain weight; to put on weight.
v
(UK, slang, intransitive) To put on weight; to become more heavy or obese.
v
(bodybuilding, colloquial) to recompose (that is, to gain muscle while simultaneously losing adipose tissue)
n
(bodybuilding) The use of diet and exercise to reduce body fat and emphasize muscle mass.
n
(bodybuilding) A workout routine as seen by its distribution of muscle groups or the extent and manner they are targeted in a microcycle.
v
(intransitive) To swell up (usually refers to edema in a leg).
n
(bodybuilding, colloquial) Supplement.
n
(bodybuilding) A dietary supplement that increases water uptake in muscle cells, causing the muscles to temporarily swell.
n
(bodybuilding) A high-calorie beverage or powdered drink used to bulk up the physique, especially the muscles. Typically, such beverages are very high in sugar content, and need to be drunk in large volumes.
n
One who exhibits weightism.
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