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单词 bench press
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bench press


noun

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.
one complete repetition of this exercise.
this exercise as an event in weightlifting competition.

Origin of bench press

First recorded in 1975–80

Words nearby bench press

Benchley, bench-made, benchman, benchmark, benchmark position, bench press, benchrest, bench screw, bench show, bench stop, bench strength

Definition for bench press (2 of 2)

bench-press
[ bench-pres ]
/ ˈbɛntʃˌprɛs /

verb (used with or without object)

to perform a bench press with (a weight): He is small but can bench-press more than 400 pounds.
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Example sentences from the Web for bench press

  • He looked kind of odd, but he could bench-press four hundred and fifty pounds—three times his weight!

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  • “They could probably tear a tree down with their hands,” says Bartee, recalling how Davis used to bench-press 400 pounds.

    The CIA's Last-Minute Osama bin Laden Drama|Tara McKelvey|May 10, 2011|DAILY BEAST

British Dictionary definitions for bench press

bench press

noun

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

verb bench-press

(intr) to carry out one or more bench presses
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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