"bench press" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/ Forms: bench presses [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} bench press (plural bench presses)
  1. (weightlifting) An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench. Categories (topical): Weightlifting Translations (exercise): sinədən qaldırma (Azerbaijani), ağırlığı sinədən qaldırma (Azerbaijani), лежа́нка (ležánka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), penkkipunnerrus (Finnish), penkki (Finnish), penkkaus (Finnish), développé couché [masculine] (French), Bankdrücken [neuter] (German), fekvenyomás (Hungarian), ardú binse [masculine] (Irish), supino [masculine] (Portuguese), жим лёжа (žim ljóža) (Russian), banco de prensa (Spanish), prensa de banco [feminine] (Spanish), bänkpress (Swedish), yatarak halter kaldırma (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-bench_press-en-noun-1~jGx2~D Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting

Verb

IPA: /ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/ Forms: bench presses [present, singular, third-person], bench pressing [participle, present], bench pressed [participle, past], bench pressed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} bench press (third-person singular simple present bench presses, present participle bench pressing, simple past and past participle bench pressed)
  1. (weightlifting) To press the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench. Categories (topical): Weightlifting Synonyms: benchpress, bench [exercise, sports, hobbies, lifestyle] Derived forms: bench [verb] Related terms: press, chest press, press up
    Sense id: en-bench_press-en-verb-OfD7emiW Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 51 49 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting

Inflected forms

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