- a long seat for several people: a bench in the park.
- a seat occupied by an official, especially 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.
- the seat on which the players of a team sit during a game while not playing.
- the quality and number of the players of a team who are usually used as substitutes: A weak bench hurt their chances for the championship.
- the quality and number of professionals or experts in reserve, to be called upon as needed: The country has a deep bench of scientists.
- bench press.
- the strong worktable of a carpenter or other mechanic.
- a platform on which animals are placed for exhibition, especially 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).
- 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.
- on the bench,
- serving as a judge in a court of law; presiding.
- (of a player) not participating in play, either for part or all of a game.
- U.S. baseball player.
- a long seat for more than one person, usually lacking a back or arms
- a plain stout worktable
- the bench (sometimes capital)
- a judge or magistrate sitting in court in a judicial capacity
- judges or magistrates collectively
- the seat on which reserve players and officials sit during a game
- a flat narrow platform of land, esp one marking a former shoreline
- a ledge in a mine or quarry from which work is carried out
- (in a gymnasium) a low table, which may be inclined, used for various exercises
- a platform on which dogs or other domestic animals are exhibited at shows
- a hollow on a hillside formed by sheep
- to provide with benches
- to exhibit (a dog, etc) at a show
- to form (a track) up a hill by excavating a flattened area
- to take or keep (a player) out of a game, often for disciplinary reasons