to bench

Examples

• All

• Great player, but I had to bench him during the championship.

  Bad Boys for Life (2020)

• Dwyer was banged up earlier this year, and reportedly was benched for a fumble against Oakland in Week 3.

  Blog text (6)

• How dare you bench my daughter?

  Bad Moms (2016)

• I hit a home run and you benched me.

  Major League: Back to the Minors (1998)

• Unfortunately, Smith will never be benched for his poor play this year.

  Blog text (8)

• I practiced every time you benched me.

  Kicking & Screaming (2005)

• The entire boys basketball team at Richmond High School... has been benched.

  Coach Carter (2005)

• Of course, Coach Ragemeyer benched me for a lot of those innings.

  Fiction book (1997)

• McNabb recalled how he played in 2008 after he was benched in a Week 12 loss at Baltimore.

  Blog text (7)

• So Greg Little is going to be benched for Jordan Norwood in Baltimore on Thursday?

  Blog text (17)

Synonyms

R

to ride the bench

vsto bench

• Jargon

2 7.5

To stay on the sidelines and not play in a game

refers to removing a player or keeping them out of the active lineup

R

to ride the pine

vsto bench

• Slang

2 9.5

Sit on the bench and not play during a sports game

refers to removing a player or keeping them out rather than the sitting state

W

to warm the bench

vsto bench

• Informal

1 7.0

A player who sits on the side and does not play in games

refers to taking a player out or keeping them off the active roster

Antonyms

A

to activate

418 3.6

To make a machine, system, or account start working

Idioms

R

to ride the bench

• Jargon

2 7.5

To stay on the sidelines and not play in a game

W

to warm the bench

• Informal

1 7.0

A player who sits on the side and does not play in games

Phrasal Verbs

B

to bench the project

6.3

To stop work on a project for a time until things change

B

to bench this idea

• US

7.6

Delay talking about an idea until later

Compounds

P

park bench

23 1.0

A long seat with a back in a park for people to sit

B

bench press

18 3.0

An exercise where a person lies on their back on a bench and pushes weight up from the chest

B

bench warrant

• Formal

6 8.1

An order from a judge that allows police to arrest someone and bring them to court

L

lab bench

• Specialized

2 2.8

A long sturdy table in a lab used for experiments

B

bench warmer

• Informal

2 6.7

A player on a sports team who rarely plays

B

bench mark

• UK

1 6.4

A metal or stone mark in the ground that shows a known height to measure land

B

bench press

• Specialized

1 5.6

A small press fixed to a workbench for punching or shaping metal

B

bench-warmer

• Informal

1 5.8

A player who rarely plays and stays on the bench during games

L

laboratory bench

• Specialized

1 3.7

A strong table in a lab where people do experiments

F

flat bench

1 3.1

A strong, flat surface you lie on to lift weights

F

front bench

• Jargon

1 6.5

Seats in parliament for government ministers or top opposition members

C

church bench

1 1.4

A long wooden seat with a back for people to sit in a church

B

bench jockey

• Informal

1 9.3

A person who supports and cheers for the team from the sideline

B

bench vise

• Specialized

1 6.5

A tool fixed to a workbench with two parts that press to hold things while you work

I

incline bench press

• Specialized

1 5.5

An exercise pressing a barbell or dumbbells up on a sloping bench to work the upper chest

B

bench clamp

1 5.3

A tool that holds a piece on a workbench firmly while you cut or drill

O

optical bench

• Specialized

1 7.5

A long fixed bar that holds lenses and mirrors for experiments

W

woodworking bench

• Specialized

1 3.7

A strong table that holds wood while you cut or shape it

B

bench hook

1 8.8

A wooden block attached to a bench that holds wood steady while you cut or shape it

B

bench lathe

• Specialized

8.0

A small machine fixed to a workbench that turns metal or wood for careful shaping

How Dismissive

to expel

188 5.0

to eject

47 4.2

to send to the showers

• Jargon

8.5

to bench

• Informal

33 5.5

substitute

158 3.2

Surface Forms

Etymology