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noun

Johnny, born 1947, U.S. baseball player.

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bench (bɛntʃ)

—n
1.	a long seat for more than one person, usually lacking a back or arms
2.	a plain stout worktable
3.	(sometimes capital) the bench
	a. a judge or magistrate sitting in court in a judicial capacity
	b. judges or magistrates collectively
4.	sport the seat on which reserve players and officials sit during a game
5.	geology a flat narrow platform of land, esp one marking a former shoreline
6.	a ledge in a mine or quarry from which work is carried out
7.	(in a gymnasium) a low table, which may be inclined, used for various exercises
8.	a platform on which dogs or other domestic animals are exhibited at shows
9.	(NZ) a hollow on a hillside formed by sheep

—vb
10.	to provide with benches
11.	to exhibit (a dog, etc) at a show
12.	(NZ) to form (a track) up a hill by excavating a flattened area
13.	(US), (Canadian) sport to take or keep (a player) out of a game, often for disciplinary reasons

[Old English benc; related to Old Norse bekkr, Old High German bank, Danish, Swedish bänk; see bank³]

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Word Origin & History

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 late 13c. Sporting sense (in baseball, N.Amer. football, etc.) is from 1909; the verb meaning "to take out of the game" is from 1902.

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Slang Dictionary

bench definition

tv.
to take someone out of a ball game. : The coach benched Jim, who injured his arm.
tv.
to retire someone; to withdraw someone from something. : The manager benched the entire sales staff for cheating on their expense reports.

Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Easton

Bible Dictionary

Bench definition

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

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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