Definizione monolingua

bench

bench (third-person singular simple present benches, present participle benching, simple past and past participle benched)

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 the victim back on the person behind them who is on their hands and knees and end up falling over.

bench (plural benches)

1. A long seat, for example, in the park.

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

2. (law) The people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary.

   They are awaiting a decision on the motion from the bench.

3. (law, figuratively) The place where the judges sit.

   She sat on the bench for 30 years before she retired.

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

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

   • 2011 March 1, Phil McNulty, “Chelsea 2 - 1 Man Utd”, BBC:

     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.

5. (sports, figuratively) The number of players on a team able to participate, expressed in terms of length.

   Injuries have shortened the bench.

6. 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.

7. (weightlifting) A horizontal padded surface, usually with a weight rack, used for support during exercise.
8. (surveying) A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.^[1]

   After removing the bench, we can use the mark left on the wall as a reference point.

9. A flat ledge in the slope of an earthwork, work of masonry, or similar.
10. (geology) A thin strip of relatively flat land bounded by steeper slopes above and below.
11. (Can we verify⁽⁺⁾ this sense?) The unincorporated areas just outside a citys boundaries.

Definizione dizionario bench

	banco
	long seat

	panca
	long seat

	panchina
	Sedia per più di una persona, stretta e larga, con o senza schienale, fatto di materiale duro (legno, metallo), che è situata generalmente in luoghi pubblici (chiese, perchi, ecc.).
	Seat for more than one person, narrow and long, with or without back support, made of hard materials (wood, metal), that is normally found in public places (churches, parks, etc.).

	pachina
	sports: where players sit when not playing

	piano da lavoro
	workbench

bancale

divano

panka

posto

scanno

sedia

sedile

seggio

Altri significati:

(sports, figuratively) The number of players on a team able to participate, expressed in terms of length.

A long seat, for example, in the park.

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

bench (in geography)

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

Alternative spelling of bentsh.

(law, figuratively) The place where the judges sit.

law: place where the judges sit

(surveying) A bracket used to mount land surveying equipment onto a stone or a wall.

A place where assembly or hand work is performed; a workbench.

(weightlifting) The weight one is able to bench press, especially the maximum weight capable of being pressed.

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

weightlifting: horizontal padded surface with a weight rack

(weightlifting) A horizontal padded surface, usually with a weight rack, used for support during exercise.

remove a player from play

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

lift

(transitive, weightlifting) To lift by bench pressing

(law) The people who decide on the verdict; the judiciary.

(slang) To push the victim back on the person behind them who is on their hands and knees and end up falling over.

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