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bench

Dictionary definition · Bench

noun

  1. the magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively
  2. a long seat for more than one person
  3. a level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below)
  4. persons who administer justice
  5. a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic
  6. the reserve players on a team"our team has a strong bench"
  7. (law) the seat for judges in a courtroom

verb

  1. take out of a game; of players
  2. exhibit on a bench"bench the poodles at the dog show"
  3. To lift a weight using a bench press
  4. To exercise using a bench press

Similar words

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Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).