bench press

US: (bench′pres′)

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bench′ press′, 

1. Sport a weightlifting exercise in which one lies supine on a bench and with both hands pushes a barbell or fixed weight upward from chest level to arm's length and then lowers it back to chest level: usually repeated in sets.
2. Sport one complete repetition of this exercise.
3. Sport this exercise as an event in weightlifting competition.
• 1975–80

bench-press  (bench′pres′), v.t., v.i. 

1. Sport to perform a bench press with (a weight):
   He is small but can bench-press more than 400 pounds.

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bench press noun

1. a weight-training exercise in which a person lies on a bench and pushes a barbell upwards with both hands from chest level until the arms are straight, then lowers it again