Definition of "bench" in Anglais

noun

1. A long seat with or without a back, found for example in parks and schools.

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

2. (law) The seat where the judges sit in court.

3. A seat where people sit together in an official capacity.

4. (sports) The place where players (substitutes) and coaches sit when not playing.

   • He spent the first three games on the bench, watching.

5. 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.

6. 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.

7. (surveying) 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.

8. A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.

9. (geology) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.

10. (Australia, New Zealand) A kitchen surface on which to prepare food, a counter.

11. (Australia, New Zealand) A bathroom surface which holds the washbasin, a vanity.

12. A collection or group of dogs exhibited to the public, traditionally on benches or raised platforms.

verb

1. (transitive, sports) To remove a player from play.

   • They benched him for the rest of the game because they thought he was injured.

2. (transitive, figuratively) To remove someone from a position of responsibility temporarily.

3. (slang) To push a person backward against a conspirator behind them who is on their hands and knees, causing them to fall over.

4. (transitive) To furnish with benches.

5. (transitive) To place on a bench or seat of honour.

verb

1. (transitive and intransitive, colloquial) To lift by bench pressing

   • I heard he can bench 150 pounds.
   • 1988, Frederick C. Hatfield, "Powersource: Ties that bind", Ironman 47 (6): 21. For the first several years of my exclusive career in powerlifting, I couldn't bench too well.