bench en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- [ˈbent͡ʃ] ~ [ˈbe̞nt͡ʃ] (Australia)
- [ˈbe̝nt͡ʃ] ~ [ˈbɪ̟nt͡ʃ] (New-Zealand)
- /ˈbent͡ʃ/ (Australia, New-Zealand)
- audio
- /ˈbɪnt͡ʃ/ (US, pin-pen-merger)
- /ˈbɛnt͡ʃ/ (Canada, General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Middle English bench, benk, bynk, from Old English benċ (“bench”), from Proto-West Germanic *banki, from Proto-Germanic *bankiz (“bench”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-. Cognate with Scots benk, bink (“bench”), West Frisian bank (“bench”), Dutch bank (“bench”), German Bank (“bench”), Danish bænk (“bench”), Swedish bänk (“bench”), Icelandic bekkur (“bench”). Doublet of banc, banco, and bank.
Meanings
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A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.
Scarborough station's famous 139-metre-long bench, believed to be the longest in the world, has been restored in a £14,500 project.
2021 January 27, “Stop & Examine”, in RAIL, number 923, page 71, photo caption:They sat on a park bench and tossed bread crumbs to the ducks and pigeons.
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(figuratively) The seat where the judges sit in court. ▸ The people who decide on the verdict, collectively; the judiciary.
They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.
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(figuratively) The seat where the judges sit in court. ▸ The office or dignity of a judge.
She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.
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A seat where people sit together in an official capacity. ▸ A long seat for politicians in a parliamentary chamber.
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.
2022 April 6, Conrad Landin, “ScotRail in the public eye...”, in RAIL, number 954, page 40:
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(figuratively) A seat where people sit together in an official capacity. ▸ The dignity of holding an official seat.
the civic bench
the bench of bishops
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(figuratively) A seat where people sit together in an official capacity. ▸ The people who hold a certain type of official seat, collectively; a group of officeholders.
Mr. Zuckerberg’s repositioning of Meta started in earnest last year, when he began rearranging his bench of lieutenants.
2022 July 26, Mike Isaac, “‘Operating With Increased Intensity’: Zuckerberg Leads Meta Into Next Phase”, in The New York Times:
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The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.
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.
2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, in BBC:
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(figuratively) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing. ▸ The number of players on a team able to participate, often expressed in terms of length.
Injuries have shortened the bench.
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A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.
She placed the workpiece on the bench, inspected it closely, and opened the cover.
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A horizontal padded surface, usually adjustable in height and inclination and often with attached weight rack, used for proper posture during exercise.
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.
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A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.
After removing the bench, we can use the mark left on the wall as a reference point.
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A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
That number carried his glance to the top of this first bulging bench of cliff-base.
1912 January, Zane Grey, chapter 8, in Riders of the Purple Sage […], New York, N.Y.; London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, →OCLC:
- A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
- (Australia, New-Zealand) A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.
- (Australia, New-Zealand) A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.
- A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bink | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic | |
| benk | alternative, dialectal | lexicographic | |
| benches | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
anxious bench · testbench · sawbench · benchless · bench trial · Queen's Bench · benchland · bench bleeder · wheelbench · bench seat · back-bench · Camden bench · unbench · bench dog · benchmate · bench warmer · benchball · imbenching · benchrest · benchy · bench mark · bench cheek · bantling · benchslap · on the bench · benchwork · bench test · bench grinder · bench warrant · drawbench · benchfellow · benchful · take the bench · benchmark · backbench · bench-clearing brawl · bench jockey · benchlike · back bench · bench pull · bench scraper · bench show · water bench · ride the bench · disbench · bench scientist · bencher · bench strength · bench plane · benchtop · bench memo · benchside · bench saw · bench-hole · bench hook · cryobench · empty the bench · benchman · benchlet · bench table · bench-warmer · bench easel · free bench · bench-press · bench drill · widow's bench · warm the bench · bench bleed
Descendants
벤치 · بِنْچ · ベンチ · benchi · बेंच
Hyponyms
ale bench · tiger bench · moaner's bench · back-bench · back bench · cross-bench · ale-bench · mourners' bench · front bench · turn bench · subs' bench · test bench · friendship bench · hot bench · piano bench · alebench · shaving bench · sub bench · substitutes' bench · mead bench · hammer bench · mead-bench · preacher bench · buddy bench · backbench · penniless-bench · show bench · crossbench · deacon's bench
Synonyms
justiceship · bench · justiciary · judicial · justiciary · judgeship · justiciary · judicial branch · judicature · bench · justiceship · judicature · benchtop · judiciary
Translations (196)
mk клупа (long seat) · fr banc (long seat) · mr बाक (long seat) · be ла́ўка (long seat) · sdo bangku (long seat) · ka მერხი (long seat) · nl halterbank (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · fi vaihtoaitio (sports: where players sit when not playing) · si බංකුව (long seat) · vi ghế dài (long seat) · uz skameyka (long seat) · bg скаме́йка (long seat) · be ла́вачка (long seat) · de Bank (long seat) · tr bank (long seat) · sh klúpa (long seat) · mel baku (long seat) · ca banc (long seat) · kk сәкі (long seat) · ru скамья́ для жи́ма (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · mi tūpapa (a kitchen surface used for preparing food, a counter) · az məşq skamyası (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · hi खंडपीठ (law: people who decide on the verdict) · pl ławka (sports: where players sit when not playing) · cy mainc (long seat) · de Richterbank (law: place where the judges sit) · km បែន (long seat) · nb benk (long seat) · el παγκάκι (long seat) · ca replà (geology: flat strip of land bounded by steeper slopes above and below) · lb Bänk (long seat) · ru ла́вка (long seat) · ur بِنْچ (long seat) · fr banc de musculation (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · eo benko (long seat) · ru скамья́ (long seat) · ca banqueta (flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, masonry work or similar) · sk lavica (long seat) · ar دَكَّة (long seat) · ro laviță (long seat) · sh klúpa (sports: where players sit when not playing) · de Sitzbank (long seat) · tk oturgyç (long seat) · he סַפְסָל (long seat) · nrf banc (long seat) · nv bikʼi dah asdáhí (long seat) · fi tuomaristo (law: people who decide on the verdict) · uk ла́вка для жи́му (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · el έδρα (law: place where the judges sit) · fi tuomarit (law: people who decide on the verdict) · it pachina (sports: where players sit when not playing) · ja ベンチ (sports: where players sit when not playing) · ga binse (law: people who decide on the verdict) · fi tuomarinpöytä (law: place where the judges sit) · ota پیكه (long seat) · fi penkki (long seat) · pl ławka treningowa (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · uk ла́ва для пре́са (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · es pretil (long seat) · grc θρᾶνος (long seat) · fa-ira نیمْکَت (long seat) · la scamnum (long seat) · gd suidheachan (long seat) · my ခုံရှည် (long seat) · gl banco (long seat) · sco bink (long seat) · bo རྐུབ་ཀྱག་རིང་པོ (long seat) · gd being (long seat) · az ağırlıq qaldırma skamyası (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · hu kispad (sports: where players sit when not playing) · fo bekkur (long seat) · lt suolas (long seat) · rsk лавка (long seat) · sv bänkpress (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · crh skemle (long seat) · kk орындық (long seat) · sh клу́па (sports: where players sit when not playing) · ky отургуч (long seat) · hu ülőpad (long seat) · ca banqueta (sports: where players sit when not playing) · uk ла́ва для жи́му (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · el πάγκος (sports: where players sit when not playing) · ar مَصْطَبَة (long seat) · lo ມ້ານັ່ງ (long seat) · nl bank (sports: where players sit when not playing) · uk ла́вочка (long seat) · ar بِنْش (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · az skamya (long seat) · izh rahi (long seat) · az qaldırma skamyası (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · it panca (long seat) · pdt Benkj (long seat) · hu pad (long seat) · it banco (long seat) · bn টুল (long seat) · nl bank (long seat) · tg курсӣ (long seat) · hi बेंच (long seat) · se beaŋka (long seat) · ky скамейка (long seat) · cs lavička (long seat) · el πάγκος (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · lo ແປ້ນມ້າ (long seat) · sq stol (long seat) · br bank (long seat) · sk lavička (long seat) · io benko (long seat) · de Hantelbank (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · ba эскәмйә (sports: where players sit when not playing) · ky скамья (long seat) · bg резе́рвна скаме́йка (sports: where players sit when not playing) · es banca (long seat) · alt скамейке (long seat) · grc βάθρον (long seat) · is bekkur (long seat) · fo bonkur (long seat) · lo ສະແນນ (long seat) · lv sols (long seat) · tg нимкат (long seat) · ka სკამი (long seat) · sh клу́па (long seat) · ko 벤치 (long seat) · ja ベンチ (long seat) · pt banco (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · uk ла́ва для жи́ма (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · pt banco (sports: where players sit when not playing) · pl ławka (long seat) · xsv sēsta (long seat) · km ជើងម៉ា (long seat) · lo ມ້າ (long seat) · arz دكّة (long seat) · es banca (sports: where players sit when not playing) · pt banco (long seat) · iba bangku (long seat) · da bænk (long seat) · fr banc (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · ca tribuna (law: place where the judges sit) · ar مَقْعَد عَام (long seat) · es sillete (sports: where players sit when not playing) · es banco (long seat) · mn вандан (long seat) · lo ແປ້ນນາ (long seat) · ba эскәмйә (long seat) · es poyo (long seat) · sq bankë (long seat) · my ခုံတန်းလျား (long seat) · es poyete (long seat) · bg пе́йка (long seat) · ga binse (law: place where the judges sit) · cs lavice (long seat) · th ม้านั่ง (long seat) · hu lóca (long seat) · alt такта (long seat) · ru скаме́йка запасны́х (sports: where players sit when not playing) · sl klóp (long seat) · cmn 長椅 /长椅 (long seat) · izh järky (long seat) · gcr ban (long seat) · iso akpala (long seat) · izh penkki (long seat) · th ม้า (long seat) · tl bangko (long seat) · mi paenoho (long seat) · sv bänk (sports: where players sit when not playing) · nn benk (long seat) · gl mesado (a kitchen surface used for preparing food, a counter) · es banquillo (sports: where players sit when not playing) · la subsellium (long seat) · sv bänk (long seat) · lv sols (sports: where players sit when not playing) · ko 벤치 (sports: where players sit when not playing) · nl zitbank (long seat) · ga binse (long seat) · hy նստարան (long seat) · gl escano (long seat) · mn бандан (long seat) · sv avbytarbänk (sports: where players sit when not playing) · ru скаме́йка (long seat) · es escaño (long seat) · nv bikááʼ dah asdáhí (long seat) · et pink (long seat) · mk клупа (sports: where players sit when not playing) · uk ла́вка (long seat) · fi penkki (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · ru ла́вка для жима (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · de Bank (sports: where players sit when not playing) · ang benċ (long seat) · lo ຕັ່ງຍາວ (long seat) · fi vaihtomiehistö (sports: number of players on a team able to participate) · it panchina (long seat) · ru ла́вочка (long seat) · fi penkki (sports: where players sit when not playing) · arz بنش (weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack) · id bangku (long seat) · ms bangku (long seat) · ro bancă (long seat)