bench
bench
(bĕnch) noun
1.
A long seat, often without a back, for two or more persons.
2.
Nautical. A thwart in a boat.
3. Law. a. The seat for judges in a courtroom. b. The office or position of a judge. c. Often Bench The judge or judges composing a court.
4. a. A seat occupied by a person in an official capacity. b. The office of such a person.
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. a. The place where the players on a team sit when not participating in a game. b. The reserve players on a team.
8. a. A level, narrow stretch of land interrupting a declivity. b. A level elevation of land along a shore or coast, especially one marking a former shoreline.
verb
, transitive
benched, benching, benches
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.
[Middle English, from Old English benc.]