Phrase guide

bench press

noun · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈbɛntʃ.pɹɛs/

1

noun

Meaning 1

An exercise performed by pressing the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

To press the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports, weightlifting

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: weightlift, weightlifting

Narrower terms: incline bench press

4

noun

Meaning 4

a small punch press mounted on a workbench

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: punch press

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

24 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: sinədən qaldırma — exercise
  • Azerbaijani: ağırlığı sinədən qaldırma — exercise
  • Bulgarian: лежа́нка (ležánka) — exercise
  • Catalan: premsa de banc — exercise
  • Chinese Mandarin: 臥推 /卧推 (wòtuī) — exercise
  • Danish: bænkpres — exercise
  • Finnish: penkkipunnerrus — exercise
  • Finnish: penkki — exercise
  • Finnish: penkkaus — exercise
  • French: développé couché — exercise
  • German: Bankdrücken — exercise
  • Hungarian: fekvenyomás — exercise
  • Irish: ardú binse — exercise
  • Italian: panca piana — exercise
  • Japanese: ベンチプレス (benchi puresu) — exercise
  • Korean: 벤치 프레스 (benchi peureseu) — exercise
  • Portuguese: supino — exercise
  • Russian: жим лёжа (žim ljóža) — exercise
  • Spanish: banco de prensa — exercise
  • Spanish: prensa de banco — exercise
  • Spanish: press de banco — exercise
  • Spanish: press de banca — exercise
  • Swedish: bänkpress — exercise
  • Turkish: yatarak halter kaldırma — exercise