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bench pressed

bench pressed is the simple past and past participle of bench press.

Meaning of bench press

Verb

bench press (third-person singular simple present bench presses, present participle bench pressing, simple past and past participle bench pressed)

  1. To press the weight of a barbell away from one's body while lying on a bench.
    • I went home and bench pressed 30 pounds more than I had ever done before.1988, Frederick C. Hatfield, “Powersource: Ties that bind”, in Ironman, 47 (6): 21
    Synonyms:
    bench

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Questions about bench pressed

What is bench pressed the simple past and past participle of?
Bench pressed is the simple past and past participle of bench press.

Words near bench pressed in the dictionary

  1. bench jockeys
  2. bench mark
  3. bench memo
  4. bench memos
  5. bench press
  6. bench pressed
  7. bench presses
  8. bench pressing
  9. bench pull
  10. bench pulls
  11. bench saw

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