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bench press Definition

bench press

noun

a weight-lifting exercise, performed while one is lying on a bench with the feet on the floor, in which a barbell is pushed upward from the chest until the arms are fully extended

Etymology: see press,

bench press Related Forms
bench′·-press′ transitive verb
bench press Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • do: Instead he did heavy dumbbell bench presses and heavy curls.

Noun used with modifier

  • dumbbell: Instead he did heavy dumbbell bench presses and heavy curls.