bodybuilding

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɒdibɪldɪŋ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈbɑdi ˌbɪldɪŋ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(bod′ē bil′ding)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
bod•y•build•ing or bod•y-build•ing/ˈbɑdi ˌbɪldɪŋ/USA pronunciation   n. [uncountable]
  1. Sportthe developing of muscles through weight training, etc.:bodybuilding competitions.
bod•y•build•er, bod•y--build•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
bod•y•build•ing  (bod′ē bil′ding),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. the act or practice of exercising, lifting weights, etc., so as to develop the muscles of the body.
Also, bod′y-build′ing, bod′y build′ing. 
  • 1900–05; from the verb, verbal phrase build (up one's) body; see -ing1

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
bodybuilding /ˈbɒdɪˌbɪldɪŋ/ n
  1. the practice of performing regular exercises designed to make the muscles of the body conspicuous
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