overheadpress
nounUK /ˌəʊvəˈhed pres/
US /ˌoʊvərˈhed pres/
An overhead press is when you push a heavy thing up above your head.
He did an overhead press with the barbell at the gym.
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2. A strength-training lift where a weight is pushed straight up from the shoulders until the arms are straight.
The coach showed her how to do a proper overhead press without arching her back.
3. A gym exercise used to build strong shoulder and arm muscles.
Overhead presses are part of his weekly workout plan.
4. The act of raising something, like a weight or object, above the head.
She finished the set with one last overhead press.