Bench Press Definition

bĕnchprĕs
bench-presses
noun
A lift in weightlifting that is executed from a usually horizontal position on a bench, in which the weight is lifted from the chest to arm's length and then lowered back to the chest.
American Heritage
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.
Webster's New World

(weightlifting) An exercise preformed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.

Wiktionary
verb
To lift (barbells, for example) from a horizontal position on a bench.
American Heritage

(weightlifting) To press the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.

Wiktionary

(weightlifting) To press the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.

Wiktionary

Other Word Forms of Bench Press

Noun

Singular:
bench press
Plural:
bench-presses

Bench Press Sentence Examples

  • Despite being able to bench press two of her, the men actually listened.

  • I'm not afraid of him, just because he's twelve feet tall and can bench press me with his toes.

  • She won't even tell you how much she can bench press.

  • He's trying to open his eyelids, but he'd have better luck trying to bench press a small elephant with them.

  • Some exercises only require a set of dumbbells, while others call for free weight stations, like a squat rack, Smith machine or bench press.

More Sentences

Related Articles

Bench Press Is Also Mentioned In

Find Similar Words

Find similar words to bench press using the buttons below.

Words Starting With

BBEBEN

Words Ending With

SSSESS

Unscrambles

bench press

Words Starting With B and Ending With S

Starts With B & Ends With SStarts With BE & Ends With SStarts With B & Ends With SS

Word Length

11 Letter Words11 Letter Words Starting With B11 Letter Words Ending With S