bench: Meaning and Definition of
bench
Pronunciation: (bench), [key]
— n.
- a long seat for several persons: a bench in the park.
- a seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge.
- such a seat as a symbol of the office and dignity of an individual judge or the judiciary.
- the office or dignity of various other officials, or the officials themselves.
- A weak bench hurt their chances for the championship.
- the seat on which the players of a team sit during a game while not playing.
- thequality and number of the players of a team who are usually used as substitutes:A weak bench hurt their chances for the championship.
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- Also calledthe strong worktable of a carpenter or other mechanic.
- a platform on which animals are placed for exhibition, esp. at a dog show.
- a contest or exhibition of dogs; dog show.
- a shelflike area of rock with steep slopes above and below.
- a step or working elevation in a mine.
- berm (def. 2).
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- serving as a judge in a court of law; presiding.
- Sports.(of a player) not participating in play, either for part or all of a game.
—v.t.
- to furnish with benches.
- to seat on a bench or on the bench: an election that benched him in the district court.
- to place (a show dog or other animal) in exhibition.
- to cut away the working faces of (a mine or quarry) in benches.
- to remove from a game or keep from participating in a game: to be benched because of poor hitting.
Bench
Pronunciation: (bench), [key]
- born 1947, U.S. baseball player.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.