bench press

noun

: a lift or exercise in which a weight is raised by pushing your arms upward while you lie on a bench

Full Definition of BENCH PRESS

: a lift or exercise in which a weight is raised by extending the arms upward while lying on a bench

— bench–press transitive verb

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circa 1965

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