noun
- A long seat for more than one person.
- A level shelf of land interrupting a declivity (with steep slopes above and below.
- synonyms: terrace
- Persons who administer justice.
- synonyms: judiciary
- A strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic.
- synonyms: workbench, work bench
- The magistrate or judge or judges sitting in court in judicial capacity to compose the court collectively.
- The reserve players on a team.
- usage: "our team has a strong bench"
- Law) the seat for judges in a courtroom. (
verb
- Take out of a game; of players.
- Exhibit on a bench.
- usage: "bench the poodles at the dog show"
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