bench press

Speech parts

1. bench press - Noun

2. bench press - Verb

Meaning

a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward

a small punch press mounted on a workbench

Source: WordNet

Alternative names

bench-press

Synonyms

bench weightlifting DIPS weight lifting free weights chest press floor press lift weights barbell press been pumping iron board press close grip bench press dumbbell press floor chest press incline press

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Hypernyms

weightlifting weightlift punch press

Hyponyms

incline bench press

Examples

Working your core always, your foot speed, jumping rope, push-ups and sit-ups - things like that are really important. Those things will pay off more than just doing what a bench press will. Mark Sanchez

I had to wear that suit, so I put in my required time in the gym. But I'm not one of those actors who romanticizes his trials working out and brags that he can bench press a panda now. Ryan Reynolds

At 200 pounds, with a 17-inch neck, a resting pulse of 78, a bench press of 200 pounds, I was very much indeed a normal, All-American male. I carried my sickness within. Dirk Benedict

I used to lift very heavy weights in my mid-twenties - I used to bench press over 300lb. The most I ever lifted was 330lb; I couldn't do that today, no way. Eric Bana

I'm not one of those actors who romanticizes his trials working out and brags that he can bench press a panda now. Ryan Reynolds

Arsenault, who competed in the Classic Women (age 40-49) division, excelled against some of the Island’s toughest competitors and broke the provincial record for the squat, and twice for the bench press. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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