bench
[ bench ]
/ bɛntʃ /
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noun
verb (used with object)
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Idioms about bench
- serving as a judge in a court of law; presiding.
- Sports. (of a player) not participating in play, either for part or all of a game.
on the bench,
Origin of bench
First recorded before 1000; Middle English, Old English benc; cognate with Old Frisian benk, Old Saxon, Dutch, Old High German bank, Old Norse bekkr, from unattested Germanic bank-iz; see bank1
OTHER WORDS FROM bench
bench·less, adjectiveun·bench, verb (used with object)Other definitions for bench (2 of 2)
Bench
[ bench ]
/ bɛntʃ /
noun
Johnny, born 1947, U.S. baseball player.
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British Dictionary definitions for bench
bench
/ (bɛntʃ) /
noun
verb (tr)
Word Origin for bench
Old English benc; related to Old Norse bekkr, Old High German bank, Danish, Swedish bänk; see bank ³
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Other Idioms and Phrases with bench
bench
see on the bench; warm the bench.
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