bench

[US]/bentʃ/
[UK]/bentʃ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a long seat; a work table; a practice table; an athlete's resting area; a judge
v. to substitute; to penalize by taking out; to not allow to play; to do bench press

Phrases & Collocations

wooden bench

park bench

metal bench

on the bench

test bench

bench test

bench blasting

bench scale

clean bench

working bench

work bench

laboratory bench

bench mark

collegiate bench

bench height

bench testing

bench drill

bench press

front bench

Example Sentences

a Tory back-bench maverick.

There’s a bench under a poplar tree.

he was to profile a back-bench MP.

Each bench will seat four persons.

benched the goalie for fighting.

the pledge that was given by the Opposition benches yesterday.

a bench fashioned out of a fallen tree trunk.

a Labour back-bencher sounded a warning.

The election benched him in the district court.

The player was benched for many fouls.

The back-bencher's speech hit at government spending.

These benches belong under the trees.

Affenpinschers and Afghans were benched side by side.

a back-bencher who had never held ministerial office.

he patted the bench beside him and I sat down.

he regularly came to the benches that ranged along the path.

We sat down on the park bench and watched the children play.

the coach benched quarterback Randall Cunningham in favour of Jim McMahon.

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