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Definition of Bench press
1. Noun. A weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward.
2. Noun. A small punch press mounted on a workbench.
Definition of Bench press
1. Noun. (weightlifting) An exercise preformed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench. ¹
2. Verb. (weightlifting) To press the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bench Press
Literary usage of Bench press
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Press-working of Metals: A Treatise Upon the Principles and Practice of by Oberlin Smith (1896)
"63 represents a pendulum foot press with removable pedestal, so that it can be
arranged as a bench press. Fig. 64 shows a lever bench press of small size, ..."
2. Annual Report of the Worcester County Law Library by Worcester County Law Library (Mass.) (1908)
"The main pieces of iron machinery are a bench press, a bench cutter, and a bench
backing ... The bench press works by means of a wheel on top of the press, ..."
3. Physical Fitness: A Guide for Individuals with Spinal Cord Injury by David F. Apple, Jr. (1996)
"The difference between the two lifts is that the bench press is lifted directly
off supports at chest height. The powerlifter receives the barbell at arms ..."
4. Practical Die-making: A Collection from the Latest Information on Dies and (1916)
"The dies shown were built for a bench press with open front. The shell before
the seam is formed is shown in A. In B it is shown with the seam formed. ..."
5. A Manual of Engineering Drawing for Students and Draftsmen by Thomas Ewing French (1918)
"Make an assembly drawing (exterior) of the bench press, or shaft straightener.
The drawing is to have such dimensions as are necessary to show the space ..."
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