dead liftn.

Etymology: See dead adj. 28, and lift n.²

1. The pull of a horse, etc., exerting his utmost strength at a dead weight beyond his power to move.

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1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Gviii^v Oxen..they graunte to be not so good as horses as sodeyne brunt, and (as we saye) at a dead lifte.

1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) When horses are attached to a weight beyond their strength to move, they frequently refuse to try a second time; in such a case it is said,..they won't pull at a dead lift. On the other hand it is common to hear a seller say of a horse, I'll warn un to pull twenty times [following] to a dead-lift.

2. figurative. A position or juncture in which one can do no more, an extremity, ‘a hopeless exigence’ (Johnson). Usually in phrase at a dead lift. (Very common in the 17th cent.: now archaic or dialect)

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the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > sudden, extreme, or emergency

needOE

needinga1400

exigentc1475

plunge1519

opportunity1526

push1563

dead lift1567

heft1587

exigence1588

exigency1601

emergent1620

lift1624

emergencya1631

emergencea1676

emergementa1734

amplush1827

crisis1848

situation1954

1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) sig. Biiii And to these at a ded lyft or laste refuge they maye..repayre.

1588 J. Udall State Church of Eng. sig. G^v You must helpe vs at that dead lift, or else wee are vndone.

1639 J. Shirley Maides Revenge iii. sig. E4 Medicine he carried alwaies in the Pummell of his sword, for a dead lift, a very active Poyson.

1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xxi. 137 Then [in a shipwreck] they betook themselves to their prayers, the best lever at such a dead lift indeed.

a1643 J. Shute Sarah & Hagar (1649) 7 All-sufficient, he comes in at a dead lift, and he is able to turn things in a moment.

1754 A. Berthelson Eng. & Danish Dict. He helped me at a dead lift, hand satte mig paa fœd igien.

1783 Ainsworth's Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (new ed.) iv. at Nero None would do the wretch [Nero] the favour to kill him; and..he had not the heart to help himself at a dead lift.

1812 M. Edgeworth Absentee v, in Tales Fashionable Life V. 357 It's only jockeying—fine sport—and very honourable, to help a friend, at a dead lift.

1814 J. Gilchrist Reason 88 I would not slip off from a dead lift, forgetting to come back to it.

3. An effort in which the whole strength is applied to lift or move something; a sheer lift; a supreme effort. rare.

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the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > instance of > an effort > supreme

dead lift1882

gut-buster1929

1882 W. Morris Hopes & Fears for Art i. 21 It is such a heavy question by what effort, by what dead-lift, you can thrust this difficulty from you.

Draft additions 1993

Also, a lift made without mechanical or other assistance; spec. in Weightlifting, the controlled raising of a weight from the floor to hip-level and back again; an instance of this.

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the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun] > taking or lifting up > without mechanical assistance

dead lift1828

society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > weight-lifting > types of lift

dead lift1828

jerk1894

press1906

clean1913

snatch1928

cleaning1949

1828 in Webster

1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 236 Dead-lift, the moving of a very inert body.

1910 W. S. Churchill in R. S. Churchill Winston S. Churchill (1969) II. Compan. ii. xiii. 969 Even if by a dead-lift effort we succeeded in carrying it..the work would remain unfinished.

1942 Life 20 Apr. 92/2 (caption) Joe Frank..makes a new National A.A.U. record in the one-hand dead lift.

1954 J. Murray Weight Lifting ii. 43 The best clearly authenticated dead lift on record is 725 pounds.

1986 Strength Athlete June–July 33/4 The pulling speed used in the deadlift..is slower because of the heavier load.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2019).

单词	dead lift
释义	dead liftn. Etymology: See dead adj. 28, and lift n.² 1. The pull of a horse, etc., exerting his utmost strength at a dead weight beyond his power to move. ΚΠ 1551 R. Robinson tr. T. More Vtopia sig. Gviii^v Oxen..they graunte to be not so good as horses as sodeyne brunt, and (as we saye) at a dead lifte. 1888 F. T. Elworthy W. Somerset Word-bk. (at cited word) When horses are attached to a weight beyond their strength to move, they frequently refuse to try a second time; in such a case it is said,..they won't pull at a dead lift. On the other hand it is common to hear a seller say of a horse, I'll warn un to pull twenty times [following] to a dead-lift. 2. figurative. A position or juncture in which one can do no more, an extremity, ‘a hopeless exigence’ (Johnson). Usually in phrase at a dead lift. (Very common in the 17th cent.: now archaic or dialect) ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > sudden, extreme, or emergency needOE needinga1400 exigentc1475 plunge1519 opportunity1526 push1563 dead lift1567 heft1587 exigence1588 exigency1601 emergent1620 lift1624 emergencya1631 emergencea1676 emergementa1734 amplush1827 crisis1848 situation1954 1567 T. Harman Caueat for Commen Cursetors (new ed.) sig. Biiii And to these at a ded lyft or laste refuge they maye..repayre. 1588 J. Udall State Church of Eng. sig. G^v You must helpe vs at that dead lift, or else wee are vndone. 1639 J. Shirley Maides Revenge iii. sig. E4 Medicine he carried alwaies in the Pummell of his sword, for a dead lift, a very active Poyson. 1642 T. Fuller Holy State ii. xxi. 137 Then [in a shipwreck] they betook themselves to their prayers, the best lever at such a dead lift indeed. a1643 J. Shute Sarah & Hagar (1649) 7 All-sufficient, he comes in at a dead lift, and he is able to turn things in a moment. 1754 A. Berthelson Eng. & Danish Dict. He helped me at a dead lift, hand satte mig paa fœd igien. 1783 Ainsworth's Thes. Linguæ Latinæ (new ed.) iv. at Nero None would do the wretch [Nero] the favour to kill him; and..he had not the heart to help himself at a dead lift. 1812 M. Edgeworth Absentee v, in Tales Fashionable Life V. 357 It's only jockeying—fine sport—and very honourable, to help a friend, at a dead lift. 1814 J. Gilchrist Reason 88 I would not slip off from a dead lift, forgetting to come back to it. 3. An effort in which the whole strength is applied to lift or move something; a sheer lift; a supreme effort. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > manner of action > effort or exertion > [noun] > instance of > an effort > supreme dead lift1882 gut-buster1929 1882 W. Morris Hopes & Fears for Art i. 21 It is such a heavy question by what effort, by what dead-lift, you can thrust this difficulty from you. Draft additions 1993 Also, a lift made without mechanical or other assistance; spec. in Weightlifting, the controlled raising of a weight from the floor to hip-level and back again; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > upward movement > raising > [noun] > taking or lifting up > without mechanical assistance dead lift1828 society > leisure > sport > types of sport or game > athletics > [noun] > weight-lifting > types of lift dead lift1828 jerk1894 press1906 clean1913 snatch1928 cleaning1949 1828 in Webster 1867 W. H. Smyth & E. Belcher Sailor's Word-bk. 236 Dead-lift, the moving of a very inert body. 1910 W. S. Churchill in R. S. Churchill Winston S. Churchill (1969) II. Compan. ii. xiii. 969 Even if by a dead-lift effort we succeeded in carrying it..the work would remain unfinished. 1942 Life 20 Apr. 92/2 (caption) Joe Frank..makes a new National A.A.U. record in the one-hand dead lift. 1954 J. Murray Weight Lifting ii. 43 The best clearly authenticated dead lift on record is 725 pounds. 1986 Strength Athlete June–July 33/4 The pulling speed used in the deadlift..is slower because of the heavier load. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online March 2019). < n.1551
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