press
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4.9
- noun
- /prɛs/
- Specialized
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press militar
- 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
We, 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
A weight exercise where you lift a bar with weights from shoulder height straight overhead to work the shoulders
A gym exercise that lifts a weight from the shoulder to above the head until the arms are straight
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
- Literature
392
3.1
A meeting where a famous person answers questions from reporters
- Literature
43
3.4
A group of reporters from different media who cover the same event or place
- Literature
22
3.0
News media that report independently and are not controlled by the government
- Formal
15
3.2
The right of newspapers and journalists to report news without government control
- Literature
9
3.1
An area in a stadium or arena where reporters and broadcasters sit to report the game
6
3.7
A person who works to get news and attention for a company, group, or famous person
4
3.0
An exercise where a person lies on their back on a bench and pushes weight up from the chest
- Informal
2
5.1
A strong, aggressive effort to reach a goal quickly, often to win support
- 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
1
8.2
A business that prints books for authors who pay, often with little editing
- Offensive
1
8.1
Newspapers or magazines that print scandal stories and invade people's privacy to sell more copies
- Literature
1
3.9
An organization that gathers and sends news to newspapers and other media
- Archaic
A printing machine where a cylinder rolls paper over a flat bed of letters to copy text
- 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 removes solids from liquids by pushing the liquid through cloth over frames
- Specialized
A machine that prints by pressing paper onto a flat surface with a roller
A weight exercise where you lift a bar with weights from shoulder height straight overhead to work the shoulders
- Specialized
An exercise pressing a barbell or dumbbells up on a sloping bench to work the upper chest
- Specialized
A machine that makes many copies by moving ink from a plate to rubber then to paper
- Specialized
A gym exercise that lifts a weight from the shoulder to above the head until the arms are straight
- 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
- Specialized
A large sheet of paper printed with many pages before cutting or folding
- UK
An exercise where you lie on your stomach and push your body up and down with your arms
- Literature
Announcing scientific results to the public before other scientists check them
- Specialized
A machine that uses a long turned metal rod to squeeze liquid from solid things
- Literature
Newspapers that print shocking and often untrue stories to get more readers
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.