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(weightlifting) To press the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench..
Use bench-press when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Bench-press means (weightlifting) To press the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench..
Common synonyms include bench.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use bench-press where its definition matches the intended context.
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