Real Dictionary

bench press in American English
a weight-lifting exercise, performed while one is lying on a bench with the feet on the floor, in which a barbell is pushed upward from the chest until the arms are fully extended
noun: a weightlifting exercise in which one lies supine on a bench and with both hands pushes a barbell or fixed weight upward from chest level to arm's length and then lowers it back to chest level: usually repeated in sets

bench press in British English
noun: a weight-training exercise in which a person lies on a bench and pushes a barbell upwards with both hands from chest level until the arms are straight, then lowers it again
verb: to carry out one or more bench presses

bench-press in American English
to perform a bench press with (a weight)

bench-press in British English
to carry out one or more bench presses