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bench

The English word “bench” has 25 meanings listed here.

  1. A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
  2. The seat where the judges sit in court.
  3. The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.
  4. The office or dignity of a judge.
  5. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.
  6. A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.
  7. The dignity of holding an official seat.
  8. The people who hold a certain type of official seat, collectively; a group of officeholders.
  9. The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
  10. The number of players on a team able to participate, often expressed in terms of length.
  11. A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
  12. A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.
  13. A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.
  14. A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
  15. A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
  16. A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
  17. A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
  18. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.
  19. To remove a player from play.
  20. To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.
  21. To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.
  22. To furnish with benches.
  23. To place on a bench or seat of honour.
  24. To lift by bench pressing
  25. The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.
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