weight-lift vs bench

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

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

As verbs, bench is a hyponym of weight-lift; that is, bench is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than weight-lift:

Other hyponyms of weight-lift include squat.

weight-lift (noun)	bench (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)

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