bench
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[edit] English
[edit] Pronunciation
[edit] Etymology 1
Old English benċ.
[edit] Noun
bench (plural benches)
- A long seat, for example, in the park.
- They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.
- (law) The people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary.
- They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.
- (law, figuratively) The place where the judges sit.
- She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.
- (sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
- He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.
- 2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, BBC:
- But Chelsea, who left Didier Drogba on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti favoured Fernando Torres, staged a stirring fightback to move up to fourth and keep United in their sights on a night when nothing other than victory would have kept the Blues in contention.
- (sports, figuratively) The number of players on a team able to participate, expressed in terms of length.
- Injuries have shortened the bench.
- A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
- She placed the workpiece on the bench, inspected it closely, and opened the cover.
- (weightlifting) A horizontal padded surface, usually with a weight rack, used for support during exercise.
- (surveying) A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.[1]
- After removing the bench, we can use the mark left on the wall as a reference point.
- 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.
[edit] Derived terms
terms derived from bench (noun)
[edit] Translations
long seat
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law: people who decide on the verdict
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law: place where the judges sit
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sports: where players sit when not playing
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sports: number of players on a team able to participate
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workbench
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weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack
surveying: bracket used to mount land surveying equipment
flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, masonry work or similar
geology: flat strip of land bounded by steeper slopes above and below
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[edit] Verb
bench (third-person singular simple present benches, present participle benching, simple past and past participle benched)
- (transitive, sports) To remove a player from play.
- They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.
- (transitive, figuratively) To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
- (slang) To push the victim back on the person behind them who is on their hands and knees and end up falling over.
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- (sports): sideline
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remove a player from play
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[edit] Etymology 2
From bench press by shortening.
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bench (third-person singular simple present benches, present participle benching, simple past and past participle benched)
- (transitive, weightlifting) To lift by bench pressing
- I heard he can bench 150 pounds.
- 1988, Frederick C. Hatfield, "Powersource: Ties that bind", Ironman 47 (6): 21.
- For the first several years of my exclusive career in powerlifting, I couldn't bench too well.
[edit] Translations
lift
[edit] Noun
bench (plural benches)
- (weightlifting) The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.
- He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.
[edit] Translations
weight one is able to bench press
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[edit] Etymology 3
See bentsh.
[edit] Verb
bench (third-person singular simple present benches, present participle benching, simple past and past participle benched)
- Alternative spelling of bentsh.
[edit] References
- ^ Description of bench, as part of the benchmark etymology
