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weight-gaining

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/ˈweɪtˌɡeɪnɪŋ/ · weight-gain-ing

The act of deliberately increasing one's body weight through diet or exercise.

Meanings

verbformal

The act of deliberately increasing one's body weight through diet or exercise.

جان بوجھ کر غذائیت یا ورزش کے ذریعے اپنے جسم کا وزن بڑھانے کا عمل۔

وزن بڑھانا

wazan barhana

Synonyms

gain weightbulk upput on weightوزن لینابڑھنامضبوط ہونا

Antonyms

lose weightslim downreduce weightوزن گھٹاناپتلا ہوناکم کرنا

Common Collocations

  • weight-gaining diet
  • weight-gaining exercises
  • weight-gaining strategies

Example Sentences

He is following a weight-gaining diet to build muscle.

وہ عضلات بنانے کے لئے وزن بڑھانے والا غذا لے رہا ہے۔

Woh azlaat bananay ke liye wazan barhane wala ghiza le raha hai.

Weight-gaining exercises can help improve your strength.

وزن بڑھانے والی ورزشیں آپ کی طاقت کو بہتر بنا سکتی ہیں۔

Wazan barhane wali warzishain aap ki taqat ko behtar bana sakti hain.

Many bodybuilders focus on weight-gaining techniques.

بہت سے باڈی بلڈرز وزن بڑھانے کی تکنیکوں پر توجہ دیتے ہیں۔

Bahut se bodybuilders wazan barhane ki techniques par tawajjoh dete hain.

Easily Confused With

weight-losing:Weight-losing refers to the act of decreasing one's body weight, opposite to weight-gaining.

Word Family

weight
nounوزن
gain
verbبڑھنا

See Also

💡 Memory Tip

Think of weight-gaining as 'adding mass' to your body.

Picture a scale tipping upwards as you gain weight.

📖 Etymology

Origin: English "weight gain" — the act of increasing body mass

First known use: 20th century

The term 'weight-gaining' combines 'weight,' referring to mass and gravity's force, and 'gaining,' the gerund form of gain, meaning to increase.