bench
noun
- a long, hard seat for several persons, with or without a back
- a seat between the two sides of a boat
- the place where judges sit in a court
- the status or office of a judge
- judges collectively
- a law court
- an official's seat or his office, status, etc.
- the officials in this office
- ☆
- a seat on which the players on a sports team sit when not participating in the action
- auxiliary players collectively
- a stand upon which dogs, or cats, are exhibited and judged at a show
- a strong table on which work with tools is done, often one that is part of a machine; worktable
- a terrace along the bank of a body of water, often marking a former shoreline
- a shelflike layer of rock formed by erosion, mining, etc.
- a low, usually padded platform used in weight lifting
transitive verb
- to provide with benches
- to place on a bench, esp. an official one
- to exhibit at a dog, or cat, show
- ☆ Sports to take or keep (a player) out of a game
See bench in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bĕnch)
noun- A long seat, often without a back, for two or more persons.
- Nautical A thwart in a boat.
- Law
a. The seat for judges in a courtroom.
b. The office or position of a judge.
c. often Bench The judge or judges composing a court.
a. A seat occupied by a person in an official capacity.
b. The office of such a person.
- A strong worktable, such as one used in carpentry or in a laboratory.
- A platform on which animals, especially dogs, are exhibited.
- Sports
a. The place where the players on a team sit when not participating in a game.
b. The reserve players on a team.
a. A level, narrow stretch of land interrupting a declivity.
b. A level elevation of land along a shore or coast, especially one marking a former shoreline.
transitive verb benched,
bench·ing,
bench·es - To furnish with benches.
- To seat on a bench.
- To show (dogs) in a bench show.
- Sports To keep out of or remove from a game: benched the goalie for fighting.
- Sports To bench-press.
(bĕnch), Johnny Lee Born 1947.
American baseball player considered among the greatest catchers in history. In 16 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds (1967-1983), he was the National League's most valuable player twice (1970 and 1972).
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