bench

bench
bench1 W3S2 [bentʃ] n
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
1¦(outdoor seat)¦
2¦(in a law court)¦
3¦(sports)¦
4¦(parliament)¦
5¦(table)¦
▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
[: Old English; Origin: benc]
1.) ¦(OUTDOOR SEAT)¦
a long seat for two or more people, especially outdoors
▪ We sat on a park bench and talked.
2.) ¦(IN A LAW COURT)¦
the bench
a) the seat where a judge or ↑magistrate sits in a court of law
▪ Would the prisoner please approach the bench?
b) the position of being a judge or ↑magistrate in a court of law
▪ He was appointed to the bench last year.
sit/serve on the bench
(=work as a judge or ↑magistrate)
3.) ¦(SPORTS)¦
the bench
the seat where members of a sports team sit when they are not playing in the game
▪ Batts and Dorigo are on the bench tonight.
▪ Simpson came off the bench to play in midfield.
4.) ¦(PARLIAMENT)¦
benches [plural] BrE
the seats in the British parliament where members of a particular party sit
▪ There was cheering from the Conservative benches.
5.) ¦(TABLE)¦
a long heavy table used for working on with tools or equipment
▪ a carpenter's bench
bench 2
bench2 v [T]
AmE to not allow a sports player to play in a game, or to remove them from a game
▪ Anderson has been benched until his injury has healed.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат
Synonyms:
, , / / , / , , ,


Look at other dictionaries:

  • bench — n 1: the place where a judge sits in court asked counsel to approach the bench compare bar 1a, dock, jury box, sidebar …   Law dictionary

  • Bench — Bench, n.; pl. {Benches}. [OE. bench, benk, AS. benc; akin to Sw. b[ a]nk, Dan b[ae]nk, Icel. bekkr, OS., D., & G. bank. Cf. {Bank}, {Beach}.] 1. A long seat, differing from a stool in its greater length. [1913 Webster] Mossy benches supplied the …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bench — oder (abwertend) Gimira bezeichnet Bench (Sprache), eine Sprache in Äthiopien Bench (Volk), eine Ethnie in Äthiopien Bench (Woreda), einen Verwaltungsbezirk in Äthiopien. Bench (Bekleidung), eine britische Bekleidungsfirma Bench ist außerdem der… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • bench — bench·er; bench; bench·man; bench·mark·ing; …   English syllables

  • bench — [bench] n. [ME < OE benc: see BANK2] 1. a long, hard seat for several persons, with or without a back 2. a seat between the two sides of a boat 3. the place where judges sit in a court 4. [sometimes B ] a) the status or of …   English World dictionary

  • Bench — Bench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Benched}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Benching}.] 1. To furnish with benches. [1913 Webster] T was benched with turf. Dryden. [1913 Webster] Stately theaters benched crescentwise. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] 2. To place on a bench… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • bench — (n.) O.E. benc long seat, from P.Gmc. *bankiz bank of earth, perhaps here man made earthwork, later bench, table (Cf. O.Fris. bank bench, O.N. bekkr, Dan. bænk, M.Du. banc, O.H.G. banch), from PIE root *bheg to break. Used for …   Etymology dictionary

  • bench — [n1] furniture for sitting bank, chair, form, lawn seat, pew, seat, settee, settle, stall; concept 443 bench [n2] large table board, counter, desk, easel, ledge, shelf, trestle, workbench, work table; concept 443 bench [n3] group of judges co …   New thesaurus

  • bench — ► NOUN 1) a long seat for more than one person. 2) a long, sturdy work table in a workshop or laboratory. 3) (the bench) the office of judge or magistrate. 4) (the bench) a seat at the side of a sports field for coaches and players not taking… …   English terms dictionary

  • Bench — Bench, v. i. To sit on a seat of justice. [R.] Shak. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Bench — (engl., spr. bensch), Bank, s. King s Bench …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”