bench
IPA: bˈɛntʃ
noun
- A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
- (law) The seat where the judges sit in court.
- (law, figuratively) The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.
- (law, figuratively) The office or dignity of a judge.
- A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
- (government) A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.
- (figuratively) The dignity of holding an official seat.
- (figuratively) The people who hold a certain type of official seat, collectively; a group of officeholders.
- (sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
- (sports, figuratively) The number of players on a team able to participate, 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.
- (surveying) 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.
- (geology) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
- (Australia, New Zealand) A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
- (Australia, New Zealand) 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.
- (weightlifting) The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.
- A surname.
verb
- (transitive, sports) To remove a player from play.
- (transitive, figuratively) To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
- (slang) To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
- (transitive) To furnish with benches.
- (transitive) To place on a bench or seat of honour.
- (transitive and intransitive, colloquial) To lift by bench pressing
- Alternative spelling of bentsh [(Judaism) To recite the Birkat Hamazon.]
Advertisement
Examples of "bench" in Sentences
No Sentences Found for bench
Advertisement
Advertisement