Meaning

1 senses
  1. An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.

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More definitions
  • a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward
  • a small punch press mounted on a workbench

Examples

2 sentences
  1. The bench used for a bench press is usually level.

  2. How much could a gorilla bench press?

Translations

8 languages
Русский
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Deutsch
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Forms

plural: bench presses

See also

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