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bleach (bliːtʃ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become white or colourless, as by exposure to sunlight, by the action of chemical agents, etc |
| —n | |
| 2. | a bleaching agent |
| 3. | the degree of whiteness resulting from bleaching |
| 4. | the act of bleaching |
| [Old English blǣcan; related to Old Norse bleikja, Old High German bleih pale] | |
| 'bleachable | |
| —adj | |
| 'bleacher | |
| —n | |
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| bleachers (ˈbliːtʃəz) | |
| —pl n | |
| 1. | (sometimes singular) a tier of seats in a sports stadium, etc, that are unroofed and inexpensive |
| 2. | the people occupying such seats |
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Word Origin & History
bleacher
1540s, "one who bleaches," from bleach (q.v.). The "bench for spectators at a sports field" sense (usually bleachers) is attested since 1889, Amer.Eng.; so named because the boards were bleached by the sun.
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Example sentences
The stadium seating is primarily metal bleachers, although there are some bucket seats behind home plate.
He rode in a golf cart through an underground tunnel from the dugout to a little section near the right-center-field bleachers.
Tickets to sit in the bleachers cost money, but roughing it on the sidewalk is priceless.
The gymnasium also has bleachers along one wall for spectators.
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