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bench¹
- /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈbent͡ʃ/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈbent͡ʃ] ~ [ˈbe̞nt͡ʃ] Australia
- [ˈbe̝nt͡ʃ] ~ [ˈbɪ̟nt͡ʃ] New Zealand
- /ˈbɪnt͡ʃ/ US, pin pen merger
Sounds like bentsh · Rhymes with -ɛntʃ
Where it comes from
From Middle English bench, benk, bynk, from Old English benċ (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-.
Cognate with Scots benk, bink (“bench”), West Frisian bank (“bench”), Dutch bank (“bench”), German Bank (“bench”), Danish bænk (“bench”), Swedish bänk (“bench”), Icelandic bekkur (“bench”). Doublet of banc, banco, and bank.
noun benches · benk · bink
- A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools. They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.
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The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.
They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.
Similar: justiciary, bench, judicature, judicial, judiciary, judicial branch
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The office or dignity of a judge.
She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.
Similar: justiceship, bench, judgeship, judicature, justiciary
- A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber. the government front bench
- The dignity of holding an official seat. the bench of bishops
- The people who hold a certain type of official seat, collectively; a group of officeholders. Mr. Zuckerberg’s repositioning of Meta started in earnest last year, when he began rearranging his bench of lieutenants.
- The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing. He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.
- The number of players on a team able to participate, often expressed in terms of length. Injuries have shortened the bench.
- A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench. She placed the workpiece on the bench, inspected it closely, and opened the cover.
- A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise. 2008, Lou Schuler, "Foreward", in Nate Green, Built for Show, page xii I had no bench or power rack, so by necessity every exercise I did started with the weights on the floor.
- A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall. After removing the bench, we can use the mark left on the wall as a reference point.
- A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar. That number carried his glance to the top of this first bulging bench of cliff-base.
- A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
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A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
Similar: benchtop
- A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
- A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.
verb benches · benching · benched · benk · bink
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To remove a player from play.
They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.
Similar: sideline
- To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
- To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
- To furnish with benches. 'Twas benched with turf.
- To place on a bench or seat of honour. whom I […] have benched and reared to worship
bench²
- /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈbent͡ʃ/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈbent͡ʃ] ~ [ˈbe̞nt͡ʃ] Australia
- [ˈbe̝nt͡ʃ] ~ [ˈbɪ̟nt͡ʃ] New Zealand
- /ˈbɪnt͡ʃ/ US, pin pen merger
Sounds like bentsh · Rhymes with -ɛntʃ
Where it comes from
From bench press by shortening.
verb benches · benching · benched
- To lift by bench pressing I heard she can bench 150 pounds.
noun benches
- The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed. He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.
bench³
- /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ Canada, US, UK
- /ˈbent͡ʃ/ Australia, New Zealand
- [ˈbent͡ʃ] ~ [ˈbe̞nt͡ʃ] Australia
- [ˈbe̝nt͡ʃ] ~ [ˈbɪ̟nt͡ʃ] New Zealand
- /ˈbɪnt͡ʃ/ US, pin pen merger
Sounds like bentsh · Rhymes with -ɛntʃ
Where it comes from
See bentsh.
verb benches · benching · benched
- Alternative spelling of bentsh
Bench⁴
Where it comes from
From Bench [Term?] (bentʂnon).
proper noun
- A language spoken in Ethiopia
- The people who speak the Bench language
Bench⁵
Where it comes from
* As an English surname, related to bank (“hill”) and bench
* As a German surname, spelling variant of Bensch, Benesch, itself Germanized from Czech Beneš.
proper noun Benches
- A surname.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: workbench, terrace, judiciary, work bench, chair, stool, bed, bedroom, porch, fixture, bar, patio, deck, panel, court, roller
Translations
Every language
noun long seat
| Español | banco, banca, escaño, poyo, poyete, pretil |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 벤치 benchi |
| 日本語 | ベンチ benchi |
| 中文 | 長椅 /长椅 chángyǐ |
| हिन्दी | बेंच beñc |
| Português | banco |
| Français | banc |
| Deutsch | Bank, Sitzbank |
| Italiano | banco, panca, panchina |
| Ελληνικά | παγκάκι pagkáki |
| Română | bancă, laviță |
| Русский | скаме́йка skaméjka, скамья́ skamʹjá, ла́вка lávka, ла́вочка lávočka |
| Tiếng Việt | ghế dài |
| العربية | مَقْعَد عَام maqʕad ʕām, مَصْطَبَة maṣṭaba, دَكَّة dakka |
| עברית | סַפְסָל safsál |
noun law: place where the judges sit
| Deutsch | Richterbank |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | έδρα édra |
noun sports: where players sit when not playing
| Español | banca, banquillo, sillete |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 벤치 benchi |
| 日本語 | ベンチ benchi |
| Português | banco |
| Deutsch | Bank |
| Italiano | pachina |
| Ελληνικά | πάγκος págkos |
| Русский | скаме́йка запасны́х skaméjka zapasnýx |
noun law: people who decide on the verdict
| हिन्दी | खंडपीठ khaṇḍpīṭh |
|---|
noun weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack
| Português | banco |
|---|---|
| Français | banc, banc de musculation |
| Deutsch | Hantelbank |
| Ελληνικά | πάγκος págkos |
| Русский | скамья́ для жи́ма skamʹjá dlja žíma |
| العربية | بِنْش benš |
verb remove a player from play
| Русский | усади́ть на скаме́йку запасны́х usadítʹ na skaméjku zapasnýx |
|---|
verb lift
| Ελληνικά | σηκώνω sikóno |
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title = {bench},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-05}
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