BENCH PRESS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does bench press mean? 

• BENCH PRESS (noun)
  The noun BENCH PRESS has 2 senses:

1. a weightlift in which you lie on your back on a bench and press weights upward

2. a small punch press mounted on a workbench

  Familiarity information: BENCH PRESS used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BENCH PRESS (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)