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Noun: bench press  bench pres
  1. A weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward
    "He set a new personal record in the bench press, lifting 300 pounds"
     
  2. A small punch press mounted on a workbench
    "The jeweller used a bench press to stamp designs into metal"

Derived forms: bench presses

Type of: punch press, weightlift, weightlifting

Encyclopedia: Bench press