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Dumbbell

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Noun

1. dumbbell

an exercising weight; two spheres connected by a short bar that serves as a handle

2. boob, booby, dope, dumbbell, dummy, pinhead

an ignorant or foolish person

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Dumbbell

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noun
1. gymnastics, weightlifting
an exercising weight consisting of a single bar with a heavy ball or disc at either end
2. 
a small wooden object shaped like this used in dog training for the dog to retrieve
3. slang, mainly US and Canadian
a fool

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Dumbbell

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noun
1. 
a device usually used in pairs, consisting of round weights joined by a short bar, by which it is lifted or swung about in the hand for muscular exercise
2.  US, Slang
a stupid person

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

Dumbbell

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n.
1. A weight consisting of a short bar with a metal ball or disk at each end that is lifted for muscular development and exercise.
2. Slang A stupid person; a dolt.

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