Deadlift vs. Powerlifting — What's the Difference?

The deadlift is a weight training exercise in which a loaded barbell or bar is lifted off the ground to the level of the hips, torso perpendicular to the floor, before being placed back on the ground. It is one of the three powerlifting exercises, along with the squat and bench press.

Powerlifting is a strength sport that consists of three attempts at maximal weight on three lifts: squat, bench press, and deadlift. As in the sport of Olympic weightlifting, it involves the athlete attempting a maximal weight single-lift effort of a barbell loaded with weight plates.

(weightlifting) A weight training exercise where one lifts a loaded barbell off the ground from a stabilized bent-over position.

Competitive weightlifting in which participants perform the squat, dead lift, and bench press.

Any lift performed without help or leverage.

(sports) A strength sport, consisting of three events: the squat, the bench press, and the deadlift. The maximum weight lifted in each event is totalled for a final score.

An effort made under discouraging conditions.

A strength parasport, consisting of a single-rep benchpress.

(transitive) To lift a barbell while moving the body from a bent-over position to a standing position.