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BENCH PRESS

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("bench press" is a kind of...):

weightlift; weightlifting (bodybuilding by exercise that involves lifting weights)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "bench press"):

incline bench press (a bench press performed on an inclined bench)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small punch press mounted on a workbench

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("bench press" is a kind of...):

punch press (a power driven press used to shape metal parts)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb bench press

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