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13 dictionary results for: Bench
Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
bench       [bench] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
2.a seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge.
3.such a seat as a symbol of the office and dignity of an individual judge or the judiciary.
4.the office or dignity of various other officials, or the officials themselves.
5.Sports.
a.the seat on which the players of a team sit during a game while not playing.
b.thequality and number of the players of a team who are usually used as substitutes: A weak bench hurt their chances for the championship.
6.Informal. bench press.
7.Also called workbench. the strong worktable of a carpenter or other mechanic.
8.a platform on which animals are placed for exhibition, esp. at a dog show.
9.a contest or exhibition of dogs; dog show.
10.Physical Geography. a shelflike area of rock with steep slopes above and below.
11.Mining. a step or working elevation in a mine.
12.berm (def. 2).
–verb (used with object)
13.to furnish with benches.
14.to seat on a bench or on the bench: an election that benched him in the district court.
15.to place (a show dog or other animal) in exhibition.
16.to cut away the working faces of (a mine or quarry) in benches.
17.Sports. to remove from a game or keep from participating in a game: to be benched because of poor hitting.
—Idiom
18.on the bench,
a.serving as a judge in a court of law; presiding.
b.Sports. (of a player) not participating in play, either for part or all of a game.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME, OE benc; c. OFris benk, OS, D, OHG bank, ON bekkr < Gmc *bank-i-; see bank1]

—Related forms
benchless, adjective
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Bench       [bench] Pronunciation Key
–noun
Johnny, born 1947, U.S. baseball player.
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bench       (běnch)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A long seat, often without a back, for two or more persons.
  2. Nautical A thwart in a boat.
  3. Law
    1. The seat for judges in a courtroom.
    2. The office or position of a judge.
    3. often Bench The judge or judges composing a court.
    4. A seat occupied by a person in an official capacity.
    5. The office of such a person.
    6. The place where the players on a team sit when not participating in a game.
    7. The reserve players on a team.
    8. A level, narrow stretch of land interrupting a declivity.
    9. A level elevation of land along a shore or coast, especially one marking a former shoreline.
    1. A seat occupied by a person in an official capacity.
    2. The office of such a person.
    3. The place where the players on a team sit when not participating in a game.
    4. The reserve players on a team.
    5. A level, narrow stretch of land interrupting a declivity.
    6. A level elevation of land along a shore or coast, especially one marking a former shoreline.
  5. A strong worktable, such as one used in carpentry or in a laboratory.
  6. A platform on which animals, especially dogs, are exhibited.
  7. Sports
    1. The place where the players on a team sit when not participating in a game.
    2. The reserve players on a team.
    3. A level, narrow stretch of land interrupting a declivity.
    4. A level elevation of land along a shore or coast, especially one marking a former shoreline.
    1. A level, narrow stretch of land interrupting a declivity.
    2. A level elevation of land along a shore or coast, especially one marking a former shoreline.

tr.v.   benched, bench·ing, bench·es
  1. To furnish with benches.
  2. To seat on a bench.
  3. To show (dogs) in a bench show.
  4. Sports To keep out of or remove from a game: benched the goalie for fighting.
  5. Sports To bench-press.


[Middle English, from Old English benc.]

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Bench       (běnch)  Pronunciation Key 
American baseball player considered among the greatest catchers in history. In 16 seasons with the Cincinnati Reds (1967-1983), he was the National League's most valuable player twice (1970 and 1972).

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
bench 
O.E. benc "long seat," from P.Gmc. *bankiz (cf. Da. bænk, M.Du. banc, O.H.G. banch). Used for "office of a judge" since 1292. Sporting sense (in baseball, N.Amer. football, etc.) is from 1912; the verb meaning "to take out of the game" is from 1917. Hence, also, bench-warmer (1892). Benchmark "surveyor's point of reference" is from 1842; fig. sense is from 1884.
"The days for 'bench-warmers' with salaries are also past." ["New York Sporting News," Jan. 9, 1892]

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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bench

noun
1. a long seat for more than one person 
2. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below) [syn: terrace] 
3. persons who administer justice [syn: judiciary] 
4. a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic [syn: workbench] 
5. the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively 
6. the reserve players on a team; "our team has a strong bench" 
7. (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom 

verb
1. take out of a game; of players 
2. exhibit on a bench; "bench the poodles at the dog show" 

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American Heritage Dictionary of Idioms - Cite This Source - Share This

bench

see on the bench; warm the bench.


The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer.
Copyright © 1997 by The Christine Ammer 1992 Trust. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: bench
Function: noun
1 : the place where a judge sits in court bench> —compare BAR 1a, DOCK, JURY BOX, SIDEBAR, STAND
2 : the court or system of courts serving an area bench> bench>
3 a : the office of a judge bench> b : the body of persons who hold positions as judges bench and bar> —compare BAR 2a c : a judge or panel of judges hearing a case bench —Railroad H. Bork>

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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East Wenatchee Bench, WA (CDP, FIPS 20190) Location: 47.42592 N, 120.28007 W
Population (1990): 12539 (4616 housing units)
Area: 21.1 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)

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Bench

Bench\, n.; pl. Benches. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b["a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. Bank, Beach.]

1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length.

Mossy benches supplied the place of chairs. --Sir W. Scott.

2. A long table at which mechanics and other work; as, a carpenter's bench.

3. The seat where judges sit in court.

To pluck down justice from your awful bench. --Shak.

4. The persons who sit as judges; the court; as, the opinion of the full bench. See King's Bench.

5. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public; -- so named because the animals are usually placed on benches or raised platforms.

6. A conformation like a bench; a long stretch of flat ground, or a kind of natural terrace, near a lake or river.

Bench mark (Leveling), one of a number of marks along a line of survey, affixed to permanent objects, to show where leveling staffs were placed.

Bench of bishops, the whole body of English prelates assembled in council.

Bench plane, any plane used by carpenters and joiners for working a flat surface, as jack planes, long planes.

Bench show, an exhibition of dogs.

Bench table (Arch.), a projecting course at the base of a building, or round a pillar, sufficient to form a seat.

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Bench

Bench\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Benched; p. pr. & vb. n. Benching.]

1. To furnish with benches.

'T was benched with turf. --Dryden.

Stately theaters benched crescentwise. --Tennyson.

2. To place on a bench or seat of honor.

Whom I . . . have benched and reared to worship. --Shak.

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Bench

Bench\, v. i. To sit on a seat of justice. [R.] --Shak.

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Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Bench

deck of a Tyrian ship, described by Ezekiel (27:6) as overlaid with box-wood.

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