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1 a: a long seat for two or more persons b: a thwart in a boat c
(1): a seat on which the members of an athletic team await a turn or opportunity to play
(2): the reserve players on a team
; broadly : a reserve force2 a: the seat where a judge sits in court b: the place where justice is administered : court c: the office or dignity of a judge <sat on the bench for 20 years> d: the persons who sit as judges3 a: the office or dignity of an official b: a seat for an official c: the officials occupying a bench4 a: a long worktable
; also : laboratory <bench chemist> <bench test> b: a table forming part of a machine5: terrace
, shelf : as a: a former wave-cut shore of a sea or lake or floodplain of a river b: a shelf or ridge formed in working an open excavation on more than one level 6: a compartmented platform on which dogs or cats are kept at a show when not being judged
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