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BENCH PRESS
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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