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bench press definition

bench press

a weight-lifting exercise, performed while one is lying on a bench with the feet on the floor, in which a barbell is pushed upward from the chest until the arms are fully extended

Etymology: see press,

Related Forms:

bench-press bench′·-press′ transitive verb

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