26984 words

benched

13 definitions • 13 examples
1
a long, usually hard seat for two or more people, often found in public places:

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2
a long table for working on, for example when you are making something:

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Most of the work constructing these objects is done at a bench.
a work bench (= a table for working at)
3
a long table that you lie on to do exercises (= physical activity), for example in a gym
4
a seat or area of seats where players sit during a game when they are not playing:

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on the bench He was injured, and spent the last few weeks of the season on the bench.
5
the judge or magistrate in a law court, or the place where he or she sits:

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Please address your remarks to the bench, Mr Smith.
6
to work as a judge or magistrate:

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Miller, who sits on the bench in San Francisco, issued his order as part of a case that became a broader legal fight.
7
to become a judge:

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Before taking the bench, he worked in the district attorney's office.
8
If a judge takes the bench, he or she begins a formal meeting of a law court:

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The clerk told us that although the judge had taken the bench, he had ordered the doors to be kept closed.
9
in the UK parliament building, the seats used by the members:

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UK There was jeering from the Labour benches.
10
to not allow someone to take part in a sports game or playground activity, as a punishment or because they are injured:

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The coach benched his star pitcher for skipping practice.
11
to

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He looks like he could bench 400 pounds.
12
a long seat for two or more people, often of wood and usually used outside:

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13
The bench is a court of law, or the place where a judge or judges sit in court:

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Face the bench when you are talking, Mr. Smith.

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