bench
5 ENTRIES FOUND:
plural
benches
plural
benches
Britannica Dictionary definition of BENCH
1
[count]
:
a long and usually hard seat for two or more people
2
the bench
law
a
:
the place where a judge sits in a court of law
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The lawyer asked if he could approach the bench.
b
:
the position or rank of a judge
-
her recent appointment to the bench
3
[count]
:
a long table for holding tools and work
-
a carpenter's bench
4
sports
a
the bench
:
a long seat where the members of a sports team wait for a chance to play
-
He spent most of his season on the bench. [=he did not play in many games]
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He plays better coming off the bench. [=coming into the game after it has started]
b
[count]
chiefly US
:
the players on a team who do not usually play at the start of a game
:
the reserve players on a team
— usually singular
— often used before another noun
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The team's bench is deep. = The team has a deep bench. [=the team had many good players in addition to its main players]
-
a bench player [=a reserve player; a player who is part of a team's bench]
2
bench
/ˈbɛntʃ/
verb
benches;
benched;
benching
2
bench
/ˈbɛntʃ/
verb
benches;
benched;
benching
Britannica Dictionary definition of BENCH
[+ object]
US, sports
:
to not allow (a player) to play in a game
:
to put (a player) on the bench
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The manager benched one of his most popular players.
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He was benched for several games by a leg injury. [=he was forced to miss several games because of a leg injury]
