press
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4.9
- noun
- /prɛs/
- Specialized
- So what I tend to do is overhead shoulder presses after a warm up, two to three sets, working sets or maybe four.
- bench press
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Watch on YouTubeWe, we were doing this thing last week where we're doing shoulder press.
- We, we were doing this thing last week where we're doing shoulder press.
- So what I tend to do is overhead shoulder presses after a warm up, two to three sets, working sets or maybe four.
- So you can do bench press, deadlift, overhead press, curls.
Examples
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Peter is on the bench press, straining to finish his set.
Fiction book (1992) -
First time on the bench press, just the bar.
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And then finally I just put the bar here for military press and thought that would be fun.
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Nobody else knows the chest press Rep that you could have done.
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When I, let's say, do a bench press or a fly or walk up a hill,
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On the bench press, I could never get over the hump.
Academic text (2008) -
Yeah, but how much can the average entertainer bench press?
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Leon sat down at the leg press and started exercising.
Fiction book (1998) -
So you can do bench press, deadlift, overhead press, curls.
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For my workout today, I focused on improving my military press technique with lighter weights.
Synonyms
1
4.3
A gym exercise that lifts a weight from the shoulder to above the head until the arms are straight
1
4.9
A weight exercise where you lift a bar with weights from shoulder height straight overhead to work the shoulders
Antonyms
Idioms
- Literature
2
3.6
Through an official announcement a company sends to the news media
Compounds
- Literature
418
3.1
A meeting where a famous person answers questions from reporters
- Literature
52
3.4
A group of reporters from different media who cover the same event or place
- Literature
28
3.0
News media that report independently and are not controlled by the government
- Formal
18
3.2
The right of newspapers and journalists to report news without government control
18
3.0
An exercise where a person lies on their back on a bench and pushes weight up from the chest
- Informal
12
5.1
A strong, aggressive effort to reach a goal quickly, often to win support
- Literature
9
3.1
An area in a stadium or arena where reporters and broadcasters sit to report the game
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3.7
A person who works to get news and attention for a company, group, or famous person
- Literature
1
4.0
A group that collects news and sends it to newspapers, TV, and websites
- Literature
1
5.3
An area in a government hall where reporters sit to watch and report debates
- Jargon
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8.2
A business that prints books for authors who pay, often with little editing
- UK
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3.7
An exercise where you lie on your stomach and push your body up and down with your arms
- Literature
1
3.9
An organization that gathers and sends news to newspapers and other media
- Offensive
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8.1
Newspapers or magazines that print scandal stories and invade people's privacy to sell more copies
- Specialized
1
4.3
A gym exercise that lifts a weight from the shoulder to above the head until the arms are straight
- Specialized
1
6.4
A machine that uses a long turned metal rod to squeeze liquid from solid things
- Specialized
1
6.0
A machine that makes many copies by moving ink from a plate to rubber then to paper
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4.9
A weight exercise where you lift a bar with weights from shoulder height straight overhead to work the shoulders
- Literature
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7.1
Newspapers that print shocking and often untrue stories to get more readers
- Literature
1
8.1
Announcing scientific results to the public before other scientists check them
- Specialized
1
5.5
An exercise pressing a barbell or dumbbells up on a sloping bench to work the upper chest
- Specialized
1
7.5
A machine that prints by pressing paper onto a flat surface with a roller
- Specialized
1
6.9
A large sheet of paper printed with many pages before cutting or folding
- Archaic
1
8.0
A printing machine where a cylinder rolls paper over a flat bed of letters to copy text
- Specialized
1
6.4
A machine that removes solids from liquids by pushing the liquid through cloth over frames
- Specialized
A machine that presses cardboard or plastic into compact bundles for easier handling and transport
- Formal
Military officers check journalists' reports in war zones to keep information secret
- Specialized
A machine that uses flat plates and frames to separate solids from liquids
- Specialized
A machine with plates and frames that separates solids from liquids in factories
- Literature
Announcing official decisions to the public by press release before any internal discussion
- Archaic
The most sail a ship can carry safely without turning over or being damaged
Surface Forms
Etymology
Press (the weightlifting move) is named after the simple pushing motion and comes from the old Latin premere 'to push'. So a press is just a move where you push a weight up over your head.