Meaning of bench | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
2. A language spoken in Ethiopia
   uncountable
3. A surname.
4. bank (financial institution)
5. The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.
6. The seat where the judges sit in court.
   figuratively
7. The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.
   figuratively
8. The people who speak the Bench language
   uncountable
9. A judge or magistrate presiding in a court, or judges in general.
10. The office or dignity of a judge.
    figuratively
11. pew
12. A long seat, often without a back, for two or more persons.
13. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
14. A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.
15. school of fish
16. Nautical A thwart in a boat.
    Nautical
17. The dignity of holding an official seat.
    figuratively
18. first-person singular present indicative of bancar
19. Law a. The seat for judges in a courtroom.
    Law
20. The people who hold a certain type of official seat, collectively; a group of officeholders.
    figuratively
21. A seat occupied by a person in an official capacity.
22. The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
23. A strong worktable, such as one used in carpentry or in a laboratory.
24. The number of players on a team able to participate, often expressed in terms of length.
    figuratively
25. A platform on which animals, especially dogs, are exhibited.
26. A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
27. Sports a. The area, often equipped with benches, where the coaches and the players who are not actively participating in the game remain.
    Sports
28. A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.
29. A level, narrow stretch of land interrupting a declivity.
30. A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.
31. To furnish with benches.
32. A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
33. A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
34. A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
    Australia, New-Zealand
35. A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
    Australia, New-Zealand
36. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.

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Examples

“They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.”

“Scarborough station's famous 139-metre-long bench, believed to be the longest in the world, has been restored in a £14,500 project.”

“They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.”

“She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.”

“the government front bench”

“On the opposition benches at Holyrood, Scottish Labour's transport spokesman Neil Bibby favours a more formal approach of involving passenger and worker representatives in the management of ScotRail.”

“the bench of bishops”

“the civic bench”

“Mr. Zuckerberg’s repositioning of Meta started in earnest last year, when he began rearranging his bench of lieutenants.”

“He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.”

“But Chelsea, who left Didier Drogba on the bench as coach Carlo Ancelotti favoured Fernando Torres, staged a stirring fightback to move up to fourth and keep United in their sights on a night when nothing other than victory would have kept the Blues in contention.”

“Injuries have shortened the bench.”

“She placed the workpiece on the bench, inspected it closely, and opened the cover.”

“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.”

“After removing the bench, we can use the mark left on the wall as a reference point.”

“That number carried his glance to the top of this first bulging bench of cliff-base.”

“He became frustrated when his bench increased by only 10 pounds despite a month of training.”

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