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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024bench /bɛntʃ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- Furniturea long seat for several people:a park bench.
- Lawa seat occupied by a judge:The judge glared down at the prisoner from her bench.
- Law such a seat when it is thought of as a symbol of the office and dignity of a judge:[singular* often: the + ~]appointed to the bench last year.
- Sport
- the seat on which the players of a team sit during a game while not playing.
- Buildinga worktable or workbench:a carpenter's bench.
v. [~ + object] - Sportto remove from or keep from participating in a game:had to bench his star player when he didn't show up for practice.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024bench (bench),USA pronunciation n. - Furniturea long seat for several persons:a bench in the park.
- Lawa seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge.
- Lawsuch a seat as a symbol of the office and dignity of an individual judge or the judiciary.
- the office or dignity of various other officials, or the officials themselves.
- Sport
- the seat on which the players of a team sit during a game while not playing.
- thequality and number of the players of a team who are usually used as substitutes:A weak bench hurt their chances for the championship.
- Sport[Informal.]See bench press.
- BuildingAlso called workbench. the strong worktable of a carpenter or other mechanic.
- Dog and Cat Breedsa platform on which animals are placed for exhibition, esp. at a dog show.
- Dog and Cat Breedsa contest or exhibition of dogs;
dog show. - Geology[Phys. Geog.]a shelflike area of rock with steep slopes above and below.
- Mininga step or working elevation in a mine.
- Civil Engineeringberm (def. 2).
- on the bench:
- Lawserving as a judge in a court of law;
presiding. - [Sports.](of a player) not participating in play, either for part or all of a game.
v.t. - to furnish with benches.
- to seat on a bench or on the bench:an election that benched him in the district court.
- Dog and Cat Breedsto place (a show dog or other animal) in exhibition.
- Miningto cut away the working faces of (a mine or quarry) in benches.
- Sportto remove from a game or keep from participating in a game:to be benched because of poor hitting.
- Gmc *bank-i-; see bank1
- bef. 1000; Middle English, Old English benc; cognate with Old Frisian benk, Old Saxon, Dutch, Old High German bank, Old Norse bekkr
bench′less, adj. Bench (bench),USA pronunciation n. - Biographical Johnny, born 1947, U.S. baseball player.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: bench /bɛntʃ/ n - a long seat for more than one person, usually lacking a back or arms
- a plain stout worktable
- the bench ⇒ (sometimes capital) a judge or magistrate sitting in court in a judicial capacity
- judges or magistrates collectively
- a ledge in a mine or quarry from which work is carried out
- (in a gymnasium) a low table, which may be inclined, used for various exercises
- a platform on which dogs or other domestic animals are exhibited at shows
- NZ a hollow on a hillside formed by sheep
vb (transitive)- to provide with benches
- to exhibit (a dog, etc) at a show
- US Canadian to take or keep (a player) out of a game, often for disciplinary reasons
Etymology: Old English benc; related to Old Norse bekkr, Old High German bank, Danish, Swedish bänk; see bank³ |