bench

Plural: benches

Noun

• a long seat for more than one person
• a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
• persons who administer justice
• a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
• the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
• the reserve players on a team
  • "our team has a strong bench"
• (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom
• A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
• The seat where the judges sit in court.
• The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.
• The seat where the judges sit in court.
• The office or dignity of a judge.
• A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
• A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.
• A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
• The dignity of holding an official seat.
• A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
• The people who hold a certain type of official seat, collectively; a group of officeholders.
• The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
• The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
• The number of players on a team able to participate, often expressed in terms of length.
• A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
• A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.
• A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.
• A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
• A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
• A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
• A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
• A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.
• The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.

Verb

Verb Forms: benched, benching, benches

• To remove a player from a game.
• take out of a game; of players
• exhibit on a bench
  • "bench the poodles at the dog show"
• To remove a player from play.
• To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
• To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
• To furnish with benches.
• To place on a bench or seat of honour.
• To lift by bench pressing
• Alternative spelling of bentsh.

Examples

• After removing the bench, we can use the mark left on the wall as a reference point.
• He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.
• He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.
• I had to bench my Q until a U appeared on the board.
• Injuries have shortened the bench.
• She placed the workpiece on the bench, inspected it closely, and opened the cover.
• She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.
• the bench of bishops
• the civic bench
• the government front bench
• They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.
• They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.
• They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.

Synonyms

judiciary, terrace, work bench, workbench, sideline

Anagrams of bench