bench vs weight-lift

bench is a noun but weight-lift is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
bench	Yes	No	Yes	No
weight-lift	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, weight-lift is a hypernym of bench; that is, weight-lift is a word with a broader meaning than bench:

Other hypernyms of bench include press, weightlift.

As verbs, weight-lift is a hypernym of bench; that is, weight-lift is a word with a broader meaning than bench:

Other hypernyms of bench include press, weightlift.

bench (noun)	weight-lift (noun)
a long seat for more than one person
a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
(law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
persons who administer justice
the reserve players on a team
a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)

bench (verb)	weight-lift (verb)
To lift a weight using a bench press	lift weights
To exercise using a bench press
exhibit on a bench
take out of a game; of players