English
A stone bench (long seat).
Pronunciation
Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "UK" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E . IPA (key ) : /bɛntʃ/
Rhymes: -ɛntʃ
Etymology 1
From Middle English bench , benk , bynk , from Old English benċ ( “ bench ” ) , from Proto-Germanic *bankiz ( “ bench ” ) , from Proto-Indo-European *bʰewgʰ- ( “ to bend, curve, arch ” ) (root alternately written out *bʰeg- or *bʰog- [ 1] ). Cognate with Scots benk , bink ( “ bench ” ) , West Frisian bank ( “ bench ” ) , Dutch bank ( “ bench ” ) , German Bank ( “ bench ” ) , Danish bænk ( “ bench ” ) , Swedish bänk ( “ bench ” ) , Icelandic bekkur ( “ bench ” ) . Related to bank .
Noun
bench (plural benches )
A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
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.
The dignity of holding an official seat.
the bench of bishops
the civic bench
( 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”, in BBC [1] :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.
2008 , Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show , page xii
I had no bench or power rack, so by necessity every exercise I did started with the weights on the floor.
( surveying ) A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.[ 2]
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.
That number carried his glance to the top of this first bulging bench of cliff-base.
( geology ) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
( UK , Australia , New Zealand ) A kitchen surface on which to prepare food , a counter .
( UK , 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.
Derived terms
Translations
long seat
Albanian: bankë (sq) f , stol (sq) m
Arabic: مَقْعَد (ar) m ( maqʕad )
Armenian: նստարան (hy) ( nstaran )
Azerbaijani: skamya
Bashkir: эскәмйә ( eskəmyə )
Belarusian: ла́ўка f ( láŭka ) , ла́вачка f ( lávačka )
Bengali: টুল ( ṭul )
Bukar-Sadung Bidayuh: bangku
Bulgarian: пе́йка (bg) f ( péjka ) , скаме́йка (bg) f ( skaméjka )
Burmese: ခုံရှည် (my) ( hkumhrany ) , ခုံတန်းလျား (my) ( hkumtan:lya: )
Catalan: banc (ca) m
Central Melanau: baku
Chinese:
Mandarin: 長椅 / 长椅 (zh) ( chángyǐ ) , 长椅 (zh) ( chángyǐ )
Crimean Tatar: skemle
Czech: lavička (cs) f , lavice (cs) f
Danish: bænk (da) c
Dutch: bank (nl) f , zitbank (nl) f
Esperanto: benko
Estonian: pink (et)
Faroese: bonkur m , bekkur m ( usually on a rowboat )
Finnish: penkki (fi)
French: banc (fr) m
Galician: banco (gl) m , escano (gl) m
Georgian: სკამი (ka) ( sḳami ) , მერხი ( merxi )
German: Bank (de) f , Sitzbank (de) f
Greek: παγκάκι (el) n ( pagkáki )
Ancient: θρᾶνος m ( thrânos ) , βάθρον n ( báthron )
Hebrew: סַפְסָל (he) m ( safsal' )
Hindi: बेंच (hi) ( bẽc )
Hungarian: pad (hu) , ülőpad , lóca (hu)
Iban: bangku
Icelandic: bekkur (is) m
Ido: benko (io)
Indonesian: bangku (id)
Interlingue: Lua error in Module:translations at line 74 : Translations must be for attested and approved main-namespace languages.
Irish: binse m
Italian: banco (it) m , panca (it) f
Japanese: ベンチ (ja) ( benchi )
Kazakh: орындық (kk) ( oryndyq ) , сәкі ( säkı )
Khmer: ជើងម៉ា (km) ( cəəng maa ) , បែន (km) ( baen )
Korean: 벤치 (ko) ( benchi )
Kyrgyz: отургуч (ky) ( oturguc ) , скамейка (ky) ( skameyka ) , скамья ( skamya )
(deprecated template usage ) {{trans-mid }}
Lao: ແປ້ນມ້າ ( pǣn mā ) , ມ້າ ( mā ) , ສະແນນ ( sa nǣn ) , ແປ້ນນາ ( pǣn nā ) , ຕັ່ງຍາວ ( tang nyāo ) , ມ້ານັ່ງ ( mā nang )
Latin: scamnum n , subsellium n
Latvian: sols m
Lithuanian: suolas (lt) m
Luxembourgish: Bänk f
Macedonian: клупа f ( klupa )
Malay: bangku
Marathi: बाक n ( bāk )
Mongolian: вандан (mn) ( vandan )
Navajo: bikááʼ dah asdáhí , bikʼi dah asdáhí
Norman: banc m
Northern Sami: beaŋka
Norwegian: benk (no) m
Old English: benċ f
Persian: نیمکت (fa) ( nimkat )
Polish: ławka (pl) f
Portuguese: banco (pt) m
Romanian: bancă (ro) f
Russian: скаме́йка (ru) f ( skaméjka ) , скамья́ (ru) f ( skamʹjá ) , ла́вка (ru) f ( lávka ) , ла́вочка (ru) f ( lávočka )
Scots: bink
Scottish Gaelic: being f , suidheachan m
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: клу́па f
Roman: klúpa (sh) f
Sinhalese: please add this translation if you can
Slovak: lavica f , lavička f
Slovene: klóp (sl) f
Spanish: banco (es) m , banca (es) f
Sudovian: sēsta f
Swedish: bänk (sv) c
Tagalog: bangko (tl)
Tajik: курсӣ (tg) ( kursi ) , нимкат ( nimkat )
Thai: ม้า (th) ( máa ) , ม้านั่ง (th) ( máa-nâng )
Tibetan: རྐུབ་ཀྱག་རིང་པོ ( rkub kyag ring po )
Turkish: bank (tr)
Turkmen: oturgyç
Ukrainian: ла́вка f ( lávka ) , ла́вочка f ( lávočka )
Urdu: بنچ ( benc )
Uzbek: skameyka (uz)
Vietnamese: ghế dài (vi)
Welsh: mainc (cy) f , mainciau f pl
Westrobothnian: Lua error in Module:parameters at line 291 : Parameter 1 should be a valid language or etymology language code; the value "gmq-bot" is not valid. See WT:LOL and WT:LOL/E .
law: people who decide on the verdict
law: place where the judges sit
sports: where players sit when not playing
sports: number of players on a team able to participate
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
a kitchen surface used for preparing food, a counter
Translations to be checked
Verb
Lua error in Module:en-headword at line 1136 : Legacy parameter 1=es/ies/d no longer supported, just use 'en-verb' without params
( transitive , sports ) To remove a player from play.
They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.
Synonym: sideline
( 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.
(Can we date this quote by Dryden and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
'Twas benched with turf.
(Can we date this quote by Tennyson and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
stately theaters benched crescentwise
( transitive ) To place on a bench or seat of honour.
(Can we date this quote by Shakespeare and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)
whom I [ …] have benched and reared to worship
Translations
remove a player from play
Etymology 2
From bench press by shortening.
Verb
Lua error in Module:en-headword at line 1136 : Legacy parameter 1=es/ies/d no longer supported, just use 'en-verb' without params
( transitive and intransitive , colloquial ) 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.
Translations
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.
Translations
weight one is able to bench press
Etymology 3
See bentsh .
Verb
Lua error in Module:en-headword at line 1136 : Legacy parameter 1=es/ies/d no longer supported, just use 'en-verb' without params
Alternative spelling of bentsh
References