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pump (some) iron pump (some) ironTo lift weights (to improve one's body shape or increase one's muscle mass). My brother-in-law is obsessed with pumping iron and getting huge biceps. I'm going to gym after work to pump some iron.See also: iron, pumppump (some) ironSl. to lift weights for exercise. Andy went down to the gym to pump some iron. Mary's hobbies are pumping iron and running.See also: iron, pumppump ironLift weights, as in She's started pumping iron three times a week. This idiom was born with the late-20th-century stress on physical fitness. [Second half of 1900s] See also: iron, pumppump iron If someone pumps iron, they lift heavy weights for exercise. Unlike Richard, I hadn't spent hours pumping iron and running on the treadmill.See also: iron, pumppump iron exercise with weights. informalSee also: iron, pumppump ˈiron (informal) do exercises in which you lift heavy weights in order to strengthen your muscles: I should take more exercise, but I’m not interested in pumping iron at the local gym three evenings a week.See also: iron, pumppump iron verbSee pump some ironSee also: iron, pumppump (some) iron tv. to lift weights. Andy went down to the gym to pump some iron. See also: iron, pump pump iron Sports To lift weights.See also: iron, pump |