bench

bench
[[t]bɛntʃ[/t]]
n.
1) fur a long usu. hard seat for several people:
a park bench[/ex]
2) law a seat occupied by an official, esp. a judge
3) law such a seat regarded as a symbol of the office and dignity of the judiciary
4) the office or dignity of various other officials, or the officials themselves
5) spo
a) the seat on which the players of a team sit during a game while not playing
b) the players of a team who are usu. used only as substitutes
6) bui a worktable, as of a carpenter; workbench
7) dch a platform on which animals are placed for exhibition, esp. at a dog show
8) dch a dog show
9) min a step or working elevation in a mine
10) spo bench press
11) spo to remove from or keep from participating in a game
12) to furnish with benches
13) to seat on a bench
14) dch to exhibit (a dog or other animal) at a show
15) spo bench-press
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Etymology: bef. 1000; ME, OE benc, c. OFris benk, OOHG bank, ON bekkr < Gmc *bank-i-; see bank bench′less, adj.

From formal English to slang. 2014.

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