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What does bench-press mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word bench-press? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. (weightlifting) To press the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.
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Somebody who can bench-press hundreds of pounds isn't necessarily going to be the best bowler.
Marcus could bench-press no more than 135 pounds when he arrived.
He's lean, strong and can bench-press 240 pounds, his weight and half as much again.
In the ninth grade, he did snatches and cleans for five reps with 215 pounds and won a bench-press contest with a 305 lift, establishing familial connections in the process.
Straight guys ask him how much he guys ask if he could bench-press them.
He lifts weights and can bench-press five reps of 185 pounds.

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