pump iron

VERB

exercise

Synonyms

STRONGEST

develop exert improve prepare train work out

STRONG

break condition cultivate discipline drill fix foster groom habituate hone inure labor maneuver ply practice rehearse set strain teach work

WEAK

break in dry run lick into shape limber up loosen up put out put through grind put through mill run through tune up walk through warm up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decrease neglect

STRONG

destroy discourage forget halt idle ignore laze relax rest

WEAK

not use

Example Sentences

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I walk to the gym so I can pump iron and sweat out the toxins of modern life.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2023

Nearby, men pump iron at an immaculate outdoor gym with rows of high-quality weight machines, exercise bars and even padded arm-wrestling tables.

From New York Times • May 7, 2023

So now I pound the cross trainer and pump iron in a desperate attempt to reach the levels I attained in my 50s.

From The Guardian • Dec. 6, 2019

There’s new space for weight training and injury rehabilitation, too, which means no more golf-cart rides down the service road to pump iron at the minor league compound.

From Washington Times • Feb. 22, 2015

They chalk talk or pump iron when the weather gets wicked.

From "The Running Dream" by Wendelin Van Draanen

pump iron

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